Shein opens a store in Paris, its first physical outlet, on the top floor of the historic BHV Marais department store, as politicians and retailers protest it
Jenny Che / Bloomberg :
After Big Tech implemented a blackout on political advertising in the EU following a new law, the European Commission says it is in talks with Big Tech
Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it. See also Mediagazer
Insiders detail negotiations between politicians, tech and AI companies, VCs, and others over California's SB 53, the first-in-the-nation AI safety law
Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico :
Meta says contributors will not be able to submit Community Notes on ads “to start with”, but they can submit them on posts by politicians and public figures
https://about.fb.com/wp-content/ uploads/2025/03/Community-Notes-Launch- Date-Announcement_Header.mp4 — Takeaways
The White House says TikTok's threat to shut down is a “stunt” as there is “no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions” before Trump takes office
Here's The Only Workaround For 170 Million American Users Fatimah Quadri / The ICIR : TikTok halts US operations amid Trump's reinstatement push Niamh Shackleton / UNILAD : TikTok hints that US ban is...
Some US congressional leaders who championed the TikTok law now want to delay the ban from going into effect, showing how much politics has shifted on the issue
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a bipartisan law that aims to ban TikTok nationwide beginning … Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : TikTok admits things look bleak with the app likely “to go dark” on Sunda...
EU expands its X probe, asking for internal docs about X's recommendation algorithm, following complaints from German politicians about boosting the far right
Move follows complaints from German politicians ahead of election next month — Brussels has ordered Elon Musk …
Zuckerberg urged Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies, which he says were forced by EU to pay $30B+ for legal violations over the past two decades
Right. Should be fun few years for the EU. www.politico.eu/article/zuck... Mike Galsworthy / @mikegalsworthy : I'm on the EU's side on this. — And so should be every global citizen that does not wa...
Elon Musk's new political influence may make it harder for regulators and politicians worldwide to resist SpaceX's Starlink, which added 20+ nations in 2024
Bloomberg :
Experts worry about the unintended consequences of Australia's controversial but popular social media ban on under-16s; Meta, TikTok, and X expressed concerns
- Children under 16 barred from popular social media sites — Politicians under pressure to stem online bullying, grooming