Technology

Meta Platforms hasn't submitted a risk assessment to the European Commission for Instagram’s “Instants”, the commission told MLex on Friday, a few days after UK regulator Ofcom announced an investigation into ... (more story)

Social media platform X remains under EU investigation after almost three years because some probes are "technically challenging" and can be prolonged by continual changes to platforms’ services, the EU’s digi... (more story)

UK communications regulator Ofcom has defended information demands it issued to TikTok, X and Meta Platforms, saying it needs the data to decide where to focus its work tackling online harms. The three social ... (more story)

Ensuring that the EU doesn’t have risky dependencies in critical technologies — AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, space and cyber security — is one of the top goals for Henna Virkkunen, the European Commi... (more story)

Online platforms are set to receive updated EU guidance on protecting electoral processes before the end of this year, with a particular focus on emerging risks from artificial intelligence, EU digital chief H... (more story)

EU governments should prioritize agreement on the proposed Kids Act to avoid a fragmented series of national rules around protecting children online, the EU’s digital chief Henna Virkkunen told MLex, adding th... (more story)

US internet services provider Cloudflare has appealed Italian court rulings that upheld a regulatory order for it to help prevent users in Italy from reaching sites reported as carrying pirated live streams an... (more story)

The Philippine Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit people under 18 from holding or using social-media accounts, setting up a potential clash with a House proposal that would allow teenagers access u... (more story)