Car services groups warn of unfair competition as EU data plan stalls
A view shows the steering wheel and the display screen of the new Smart Concept #1 electric car, ahead of the Munich Motor Show IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -
WhatsApp agrees to be more transparent on policy changes, EU says
A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed WhatsApp logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Foo Yun Chee and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes
Top EU bodies, citing security, ban TikTok on staff phones
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's two biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones for cybersecurity reasons, marking growing concerns about the
EU antitrust regulators to decide on Google’s maths app buy by March 28
Damir Sabol, owner of software company which developed the PhotoMath application, uses the application on his smartphone in Zagreb February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have set a March 28 deadline for their
TikTok promises to ramp up fight against disinformation in EU
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chinese social media company TikTok on Thursday pledged to do more to tackle disinformation on its platform by adding more
EU lawmakers agree to tougher rules on targeted political ads
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers on Thursday agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections,
EU wants Airbnb, rivals to share bookings data with authorities
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Airbnb and other short-term home rental companies will have to share data on the number of people using their platforms under proposed EU rules, the European Commission said on Monday, in a light-touch approach
Exclusive – Elon Musk reached out to EU industry chief to pledge content policing compliance
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - Elon Musk has assured the European Commission that Twitter will abide by tough European rules on illegal online content policing now that the social network has passed under his ownership, European Union sources said on