EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera accuses the US of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rulebook during trade negotiations
BRUSSELS — Europe's antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on the Trump administration … Bluesky: @wavesblog and @fbermingham . Forums: r/europe Bluesky: Simonetta Vezzoso / @...
Email: Spanish data protection regulator AEPD demands Worldcoin cease collecting personal data in the country and gives the company 72 hours to prove compliance
Spain has moved to block Sam Altman's cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, the latest blow to a venture that has raised controversy …
The US IRS starts testing its free, “mobile friendly” English and Spanish direct e-filing system, with some low- and moderate-income taxpayers in 12 US states
> The direct file pilot will be open to low- and moderate-income taxpayers with simple returns. … X: Daniel Castro / @castrotech : “...the I.R.S. could fill out tax returns with information it already...
A CJEU ruling in a Lithuanian case involving the use of sensitive personal data could have implications for online services that use background tracking for ads
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Grand Chamber) 1 August 2022 (*) (Reference for a preliminary ruling … Tweets: Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna / @gabrielazanfir : Very significant judgment today from the #CJEU Gra...
Telegram says it is blocking Kremlin-backed media outlets in the EU, including all RT channels, starting for users who signed in with an EU-based phone number
RT, in English, Spanish, Germany, French & Russia, have a colletive audience of over 1 million people via their official accounts. FWIW, these break EU sanctions https://www.politico.eu/... Derek Powa...
Facebook docs detail issues with moderating non-English speech, leading to inflammatory language in Afghanistan, bans on common words in Palestine, and more
but Facebook doesn't have people who speak all those languages to adequately monitor for hate speech and harassment. https://www.cnn.com/... DK Shivakumar / @dkshivakumar : This is absolutely disturbi...
Sources detail Zuckerberg's decisions putting growth over safety, like censoring “anti-state” posts in Vietnam and opposing a US voting info center in Spanish
Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg faced a choice: Comply with demands from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party …
European companies' reluctance to offer free software and services has resulted in the region being over-dependent on US and others for communication platforms
Europe's communication needs are currently almost exclusively delivered by Chinese hardware that connects us to US-based platforms. Tweets: @chrisnahr and @nickdothutton Tweets: Christoph Nahr / @chri...
Internal email: Google has told customers in France and Spain that it will raise ad rates 2% from May, to help offset costs of digital taxes in those countries
Google has told customers that it will raise the rates for advertisements on its French and Spanish platforms by two percent … Tweets: @sarthakgh and @martinsfp Tweets: Sar Haribhakti / @sarthakgh : P...
Facebook is funding a free 45-minute online Reuters course for journalists on spotting and handling manipulated media, now in English, French, Spanish, Arabic
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