2026-02-10
EU 🤝 Chips Today, a new milestone for the EU semiconductor industry has been reached, with the official opening of the largest Chips Act pilot line - NanoIC. This shared facility located in Belgium is an important step for European tech sovereignty. 📰 https://link.europa.eu/gD8GrD [image]
Politico
EU officials and tech executives inaugurate a €2.5B chips research hub in Belgium; ASML and Imec emphasized that the US is dependent on European chip tech
2026-02-09
EU 🤝 Chips Today, a new milestone for the EU semiconductor industry has been reached, with the official opening of the largest Chips Act pilot line - NanoIC. This shared facility located in Belgium is an important step for European tech sovereignty. 📰 https://link.europa.eu/gD8GrD [image]
Politico
EU officials and tech executives inaugurate a €2.5B chips research hub in Belgium; ASML and Imec emphasized that the US is dependent on European chip tech
ASML CEO says chip printers are the machines “the entire world would like to get.” — LEUVEN, Belgium — The rest …
2026-02-07
The Commission preliminarily finds TikTok's addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act (#DSA). This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and its highly personalised recommender system. Discover what's next: https://link.europa.eu/4nwKFx. [image]
New York Times
The EU says that TikTok's “addictive design” is illegal under the DSA, citing the app's infinite scroll and recommendation algorithm, in preliminary findings
2026-01-27
Commission investigates Grok and X's recommender systems under the #DSA. The new investigation will assess risks related to the dissemination of manipulated sexually explicit images, including content that may involve child sexual abuse material. https://link.europa.eu/cFhJDg [image]
Financial Times
The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into xAI over Grok generating sexualized images of women and children; xAI faces fines of up to 6% of global revenue
European regulators begin investigation into creation and spread of sexualised images of women and children
2025-11-19
✅ Changes in 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 will save costs and time for businesses, making them more competitive. Tackling cookie banner fatigue by updating our rules. Introducing the new Data Union Strategy to unlock the full value of data and support AI development in the EU.
The Verge
The EU unveils proposed updates to GDPR, including simplifying cookie permission pop-ups, and plans to water down the AI Act, after US and tech company pressure
The EU folds under Big Tech's pressure. … After years of staring down the world's biggest tech companies and setting the bar …
🔛 Making the digital rules in Europe simpler and clearer! Today the @EU_Commission presents the Digital Package. Unlocking new opportunities for businesses while removing overlaps and holding up the European standards 🧵↓
The Verge
The EU unveils proposed updates to GDPR, including simplifying cookie permission pop-ups, and plans to water down the AI Act, after US and tech company pressure
The EU folds under Big Tech's pressure. … After years of staring down the world's biggest tech companies and setting the bar …
✅ Making the implementation of the 𝗔𝗜 Act easier and clearer, while safeguarding fundamental rights. Helping companies with compliance. Simplifying measures such as AI literacy to reduce costs and burdens.
The Verge
The EU unveils proposed updates to GDPR, including simplifying cookie permission pop-ups, and plans to water down the AI Act, after US and tech company pressure
The EU folds under Big Tech's pressure. … After years of staring down the world's biggest tech companies and setting the bar …
2025-10-25
🔔Preliminary findings sent to TikTok, Facebook & Instagram under the Digital Services Act. The @EU_Commission found the three platforms in breach of their transparency & user empowerment obligations under the DSA. Users must know their rights & have the tools to exercise them. [image]
Politico
The EU accuses Meta and TikTok of violating their obligations to give researchers adequate access to public data on their platforms under the DSA
But muh freeze peach!! Maria Farrell / @mariafarrell : Contra the US Big Tech narrative that the DSA “is censorship”, — a key EU finding is that both TikTok and Meta/Facebook hav...
2025-07-15
🔞Are you worried about kids' online safety? The new DSA guidelines & a prototype of an age-verification app will help ensure that children & young people can continue to enjoy the opportunities the Internet offers, while minimising the risks they face online. Discover more🧵↓ [image]
Ars Technica
Reddit says it has started verifying UK users' ages before letting them “view certain mature content”, in order to comply with the country's Online Safety Act
Reddit announced today that it has started verifying UK users' ages before letting them “view certain mature content” …
🔞Are you worried about kids' online safety? The new DSA guidelines & a prototype of an age-verification app will help ensure that children & young people can continue to enjoy the opportunities the Internet offers, while minimising the risks they face online. Discover more🧵↓ [image]
Reuters
The European Commission says that France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece will test a blueprint for an age verification app meant to protect children online
if I live that long [embedded post] @bluespacecanary : Honestly I wish the EU would hurry up and do the thing it actually wants (banning American tech companies from operating ther...
2025-04-24
Also, the Commission decided today that Facebook Marketplace should no longer be designated under the DMA. As of 2024, Facebook Marketplace was no longer an important gateway for business users to reach customers, due to stricter conditions enforced by Meta for business usage.
European Commission
The European Commission says that Meta's Facebook Marketplace should no longer be designated under the DMA, citing fewer than 10,000 business users in 2024
Today, the European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) …
2025-04-23
Today, the @EU_Commission concluded that Apple & Meta breached the DMA as: 🔸Apple restricts app developers' ability to promote offers outside the App Store 🔸Meta's ‘Consent or Pay’ model does not give users access to an equivalent service that uses fewer personal data for ads [image]
Wall Street Journal
The European Commission fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M under the DMA and issues cease-and-desist orders to both companies; Apple and Meta say they will appeal
Fines come as European officials pursue trade talks with the Trump administration — BRUSSELS—The European Union fined Apple …
2025-02-05
⚠️ E-commerce brings many benefits to consumers & businesses, but there is a growing influx of low value imports that amplify risks to our health, safety and environment. The new EU toolbox for safe & sustainable e-commerce sets out actions to tackle this issue. Learn how 🧵↓ [image]
CNBC
The USPS resumes accepting China and Hong Kong mail hours after suspension due to Trump's EO, disrupting e-commerce, and is implementing “the new China tariffs”
WATCH NOW — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will resume accepting inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong …
⚠️ E-commerce brings many benefits to consumers & businesses, but there is a growing influx of low value imports that amplify risks to our health, safety and environment. The new EU toolbox for safe & sustainable e-commerce sets out actions to tackle this issue. Learn how 🧵↓ [image]
Politico
The EU unveils e-commerce shipping rules that would add more customs checks and fees, potentially impacting Chinese platforms like AliExpress, Shein, and Temu
Mathieu Pollet / Politico :
2024-11-29
The 🇪🇺 Digital Services Act brings transparency & accountability to the tech industry, while protecting online users. This week, 19 very large online platforms & search engines must publish for the first time their annual risk assessment & audit reports under the #DSA. More ↓
Politico
In a risk assessment submitted to the EU in September 2023, X defended its new approach to content policing and “mission to promote open conversation”
Mathieu Pollet / Politico :
2024-09-26
Industry, academia, civil society: +400 submissions for the consultation on the Code of Practice for general-purpose #AI (part of the #AIAct) 🤖. Key focus areas? Transparency, copyrights, risk assessment, & governance. The final Code will be ready by 2025. Read more ⬇️
TechCrunch
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and 100+ other companies signed the EU's AI Pact for “voluntary pledges” before the AI Act; Apple and Meta did not sign
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
2024-09-06
Today, the @EU_Commission signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence. This first legally binding international agreement on #AI, fully compatible with the 🇪🇺 #AIAct, provides for trustworthy & safe AI systems, while enabling innovation & trust.
TechCrunch
The US, the UK, the EU, and others sign a Council of Europe treaty to ensure that AI use is “fully consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of law”
Key Differences Adam Davidson / Pocket-lint : The US, UK, and EU have signed an AI treaty but will it make any difference? Pranav Dixit / Engadget : The US, UK, EU and other major ...
2024-07-13
🔔 @EU_Commission sent today the preliminary findings to X under the #DigitalServicesAct. X is in breach of the #DSA in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. Read more ↓
Financial Times
Preliminary findings: the European Commission says X's paid blue checkmark deceives users and breaches the DSA; X could be fined up to 6% of its global revenue
https://ec.europa.eu/... … X: Thierry Breton / @thierrybreton : Back in the day, #BlueChecks used to mean trustworthy sources of information✔️🐦 Now with X, our preliminary view is ...
2024-07-12
🔔 @EU_Commission sent today the preliminary findings to X under the #DigitalServicesAct. X is in breach of the #DSA in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. Read more ↓
Financial Times
Preliminary findings: the European Commission says X's paid blue checkmark deceives users and breaches the DSA; X could be fined up to 6% of its global revenue
Brussels regulators use new digital powers to threaten social media company with huge fines over transparency issues
2024-04-30
The @EU_Commission has today designated Apple's iPadOS as a gatekeeper under the #DigitalMarketsAct. Apple now has six months to ensure full compliance of its operating system for tablets with the #DMA obligations. Towards fairness & contestability of digital markets. More ↓
Bloomberg