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French court orders blanket blocks of porn sites

The sites have 15 days to implement effective age controls.

October 17, 2024 3:29 pm CET

Elon Musk fails to get nod for EU human rights award

Far right sought to award Musk for his positions against “radical Islamism and wokism.”

October 17, 2024 11:04 am CET

Elon Musk is a ‘promoter of evil,’ EU rule-of-law chief says

“I’m really scared by digital platforms in bad hands,” Věra Jourová tells POLITICO.

October 16, 2024 3:13 pm CET

Commission says disinformation efforts failed to sway EU election

The EU election dodged a bullet — but it may not be so lucky next time, as AI tools continue to evolve.

October 15, 2024 1:08 pm CET

That’s all, folks! Breton’s exit wraps 5 years of EU policy drama

French former commissioner leaves Brussels with a record of big dreams, powerful enemies and mixed reviews.

September 17, 2024 8:27 pm CET

Elon Musk roasted by Meta’s Nick Clegg

The Meta exec and former British deputy PM launched a broadside at X owner Elon Musk.

September 12, 2024 5:58 pm CET

Elon Musk’s top lobbyist leaves X

He’s one of the few high-profile figures to have stayed on after Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022.

September 6, 2024 9:50 am CET

As France cracks down on Telegram, EU sits on the sidelines

Europe has moved slowly to regulate Pavel Durov’s social media app.

August 29, 2024 6:00 am CET

Zuckerberg says he regrets caving to White House pressure on content

Meta’s CEO tells the House Judiciary Committee that he wishes he had been more outspoken against the Biden administration during the pandemic.

August 27, 2024 6:19 am CET

Telegram is a bigger headache than Elon Musk’s X for the EU

France’s arrest of tech prodigy spotlights messaging service that shelters those who want to avoid government attention.

August 26, 2024 8:08 pm CET

Von der Leyen: ‘My heart bleeds’ over social media health effects

Politicians across Europe and the U.S. have raised the alarm over social media’s digital harm to kids.

July 18, 2024 5:54 pm CET

French far-right parties target voters with AI ahead of vote

The country’s National Rally and Reconquest political parties have used the tech to promote divisive messages about migration and the EU.

July 4, 2024 6:00 am CET
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Spain introduces porn passport to stop kids from watching smut

Madrid unveils a digital wallet to help porn platforms verify users’ ages.

July 3, 2024 1:42 pm CET
By the numbers

Orbán leads the way in EU election advertising

Among the biggest spenders is Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party.

June 2, 2024 5:00 pm CET
Bots and Ballots

AI, Inc. flexes its election bona fides — and hunts for customers

Billions of voters head to the polls this year — and consultants, advocates and nonprofits want to use the emerging tech to reach them. But the success of such campaigns is far from clear.

May 21, 2024 6:00 am CET
Bots and Ballots

‘Uncharted terrain’: How officials, campaigners and fact-checkers tackle AI’s influence on elections around the world

Developing countries, many of which hold elections this year, struggle to keep up with the emerging tech absent regulations and technical know-how.

May 21, 2024 6:00 am CET
Bots and Ballots

Analysis: In the age of AI, keep calm and vote on

Amid deepfakes and disinformation, voters’ better judgment is likely to prevail.

May 21, 2024 6:00 am CET

EU warns Microsoft’s Bing could face probes over deepfakes and false news

Brussels suspects tech giant violated content moderation law.

May 17, 2024 1:38 pm CET

EU hits Meta with new probe over ‘addictive’ algorithms harming children

Brussels targets social media giant over so-called rabbit holes.

May 16, 2024 12:00 pm CET

French government bans TikTok in overseas territory amid violent protests

The app will be blocked as part of a state of emergency which includes the deployment of the army and a curfew on the island.

May 15, 2024 11:43 pm CET

French digital industry braces for crackdown on kids’ screentime

Social platforms and smartphone manufacturers are lobbying hard to stem the next wave of regulation.

May 10, 2024 6:00 am CET
Bots and Ballots

Microsoft goes from bad boy to top cop in the age of AI

The tech company fields teams of disinformation-hunters, computer scientists and policy officials in a bid to stop artificial intelligence from gatecrashing the 2024 global election cycle.

May 7, 2024 6:00 am CET

Facebook and Instagram hit with EU probes over Russian disinformation

Hundreds of millions of Europeans will cast their ballots on June 6-9 amid a surge of online disinformation.

April 30, 2024 12:04 pm CET

TikTok ban in EU is ‘not excluded,’ von der Leyen says

The remark comes amid a streak of bad news for TikTok in Europe.

April 29, 2024 9:14 pm CET
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