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Denmark is ready to rumble with Big Tech over social media bans

Copenhagen wants EU action to ban kids from social media platforms.

June 30, 2025 11:39 am CET

Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees …

June 20, 2025 6:25 pm CET

Danish minister slams Meta’s lobbying amid fight over kids’ social media use

Caroline Stage Olsen says she is “furious” over Meta advertising campaign.

June 20, 2025 4:25 am CET

China-based AliExpress breached EU digital rules over illegal products

The Commission accepted many commitments by the e-commerce marketplace to comply with the Digital Services Act but said it has not done enough on illegal products.

June 18, 2025 10:32 am CET

Dutch government says children should not have access to TikTok, Instagram before 15

The Netherlands is the latest country to issue guidelines for minors online.

June 17, 2025 9:05 pm CET

‘Way too soon’ to change EU AI rules, says former top commissioner

EU digital laws have faced severe pressure since the Trump administration took office.

June 17, 2025 5:08 pm CET

Why Macron is obsessed with banning social media for kids

The subject is not new, but it does allow the French president to wield more influence on a domestic issue than usual.

June 13, 2025 5:28 pm CET

Macron wants to ban kids from social media. Can he?

France faces a tricky legal and technological challenge to make a social media prohibition for under-15s happen. 

June 12, 2025 8:03 am CET

You do you, EU tells Macron on banning social media for kids

French president dials up pressure on EU over age verification.

June 11, 2025 2:02 pm CET

X, Bluesky and Reddit in France’s crosshairs amid porn clampdown

The government wants platforms to remove adult content or implement stricter age verification controls.

June 11, 2025 4:00 am CET

Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France

French government also wants to ban websites selling knives to children.

June 11, 2025 1:01 am CET

French equality minister launches war with Big Tech, flabbergasting digital ministry

Aurore Bergé’s public scolding of industry representatives left insiders shocked and sent Clara Chappaz scrambling to clean up the damage.

June 6, 2025 4:40 am CET
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Pornhub to suspend porn in France

Porn industry giant protests Paris’ measures to verify the age of users.

June 3, 2025 4:26 pm CET

TikTok bans ‘unhealthy’ SkinnyTok hashtag after pressure from regulators

Efforts to protect kids online are gaining traction in Europe.

June 2, 2025 8:28 pm CET

EU opens probe into porn platforms over lapses in minor protection

The investigations will focus on the platforms’ age verification measures, among other things.

May 27, 2025 12:37 pm CET

EU reviews TikTok’s ‘SkinnyTok’ content for risks to minors

The Commission’s next move could reshape tech accountability.

May 20, 2025 5:59 pm CET

Europe’s effort to block kids from social media gathers pace

Document obtained by POLITICO shows countries pushing for EU-wide controls to protect kids online.

May 20, 2025 4:20 am CET

Romanian government accused of online censorship ahead of election rerun

Liberal campaigners and politicians say social media crackdown to prevent Russian interference has gone too far.

May 16, 2025 5:50 pm CET

TikTok breached digital advertising rules, European Commission says

ByteDance-owned TikTok is the second platform, after Elon Musk’s X, to get an EU warning under the Digital Services Act.

May 15, 2025 11:59 am CET

Musk’s X blocks account of jailed Erdoğan rival

Musk’s platform is challenging the government order to block Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account.

May 8, 2025 1:09 pm CET

How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days

After 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock and awe, is the EU still stuck in stunned paralysis — or does it finally have a plan?  POLITICO trade …

May 2, 2025 4:00 am CET

Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves

The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.

April 30, 2025 3:15 pm CET

The EU has fined Meta and Apple. What happened to X?

As digital enforcement kicks in, a high-profile investigation into Elon Musk’s X is still open.

April 23, 2025 6:25 pm CET

Socialists urge EU tech chief to deliver results in blockbuster US tech probes

European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen is facing growing pressure to wrap up investigations into TikTok, Meta and X.

April 23, 2025 4:44 pm CET
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