Technology

TikTok disputed the European Commission’s preliminary findings on harmful recommendation “rabbit holes,” saying they inaccurately portrayed its platform’s design and safety measures. The company pointed to systems intended...(read more)

Snapchat's decision to switch off account recommendations by default for UK children following concerns over grooming risks is "long overdue," a senior official at the country's communications regulator Ofcom said. The soc...(read more)

TikTok should redesign its “For You” feed after failing to adequately assess and mitigate the risks of harmful recommendation “rabbit holes,” the European Commission said on Friday in preliminary findings under the Digital...(read more)

Reddit told Australia’s High Court that the government's proposed digital duty-of-care legislation could protect children from online harm while imposing a lesser burden on political communication than the country's under-...(read more)

Google, Meta Platforms and other major technology companies face calls to improve complaint handling, explain account suspensions and provide greater transparency over their dealings with Japanese businesses as Japan prepa...(read more)

David MacNeil has withdrawn his nomination to be a Republican commissioner on the US Federal Trade Commission, and the Trump administration is set to nominate Chris Mufarrige for the same spot, a White House source told ML...(read more)

Regulator Ofcom has been accused of taking a "minimalist" approach to implementing the UK's Online Safety Act. During a parliamentary session examining the impact of the law, witnesses said Ofcom was not using the full sco...(read more)

The European Commission plans to withdraw its proposed Green Claims Directive — which would have required companies to obtain independent verification of environmental claims before communicating them to consumers — accord...(read more)