Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, X, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Dailymotion, Jeuxvideo.com, Rakuten Viber, and Microsoft-hosted consumer services have all signed the “Code

The EU Commission has completed its probe into X and it looks like a fine is on its way to the tune of millions of euros.

The social media giant may have softened its rules allowing subscribers to Facebook and Instagram to get no ads, but users still aren’t getting a fair choice, BEUC argues. View on euronews

President Trump criticized the European Union (EU) on Wednesday for levying hefty fines against the world’s biggest tech firms, calling it a “form of taxation” against American companies.

Top tech companies like X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube have signed a voluntary commitment to make efforts to prevent illegal hate speech (as defined by European Union laws) on their platforms in the EU.

The European Consumer Organisation said that Meta Platforms' (META) latest pay-or-consent policy in the EU may be infringing consumer and data protection law.

Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle hate speech in the EU, the bloc said Monday as its digital rules face scrutiny with Donald Trump's return to the White House.

The world’s biggest social media firms, Meta, Google, TikTok, and X, have committed to stepping up efforts to block illegal hate speech on the internet under a new voluntary agreement with the regulators of the EU. It comes as companies look to show compliance with the EU’s detailed digital regulation package: the Digital Services Act.

In July 2024, EU antitrust regulators charged Meta for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). They argued that its paid ad-free service presented a binary choice for users.

Tech companies such as X, Facebook, and Instagram have pledged to the EU to do more to tackle hate speech on their platforms.

the tech giant fails to address the fundamental issue that Facebook and Instagram users are not being presented with a fair choice and is making a weak bid to argue it is complying with EU law ...

The European Consumer Organisation warns that Meta Platforms’ subscription service may violate EU consumer, privacy, and antitrust laws. The European consumer rights group has also demanded action against the US-tech giant.