2026-02-17
In the EU, illegal products are prohibited whether they are sold on a store shelf or through an online marketplace. — We will now assess whether Shein complies with these rules and fulfils its responsibilities under the DSA. — ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Bloomberg
The European Commission opens a full DSA investigation into Shein over sales of child-like sex dolls that “could constitute child sexual abuse material”
Shein risks hefty European Union penalties after regulators opened a full-scale probe into sales of child-like sex dolls on the Chinese e-commerce platform.
2026-02-07
The DSA makes platforms responsible for the effects they can have on their users. — In Europe, we enforce our legislation to protect our children and our citizens online. — ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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
Today, we preliminarily found TikTok in breach of #DSA for its addictive design. This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalised recommender system. [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
2026-02-06
The DSA makes platforms responsible for the effects they can have on their users. — In Europe, we enforce our legislation to protect our children and our citizens online. — ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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
European Union regulators said the app's infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
2026-01-27
Today, the European Commission has launched new investigation against X under the DSA. We have taken investigative steps and suspect that X has not properly assessed and mitigated risk on Grok's functionalities.
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
This includes the risk of spreading illegal content in the EU, like fake sexual images and child abuse material.
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
We designated today WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the #DigitalServicesAct, as its ‘Channels’ feature reaches the designation threshold of at least 45 million users in the EU. — Learn more: link.europa.eu/YCP7VK — #DSA [image]
Euractiv
The EU Commission says WhatsApp's Channels fall under the DSA's Very Large Online Platform rules, joining Instagram and Facebook, requiring it to address risks
Creating fake, sexual images of women and children is a cruel and unacceptable form of abuse. We will not accept that. [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
We have started two sets of proceedings to assist Alphabet in complying with its obligations on AI services interoperability and online search data sharing under the DMA. This will ensure more open and innovative AI and Search services to the benefit of consumers and businesses. [image]
Bloomberg
The EU gives Google a six-month deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android and give key data to other search engine providers
Google was handed a six-month European Union deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android …
We have also extended our on-going investigation on X, to evaluate whether X diligently assessed and mitigated all systemic risks associated with its recommender systems. 🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/...
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
2026-01-26
Creating fake, sexual images of women and children is a cruel and unacceptable form of abuse. We will not accept that. [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
We designated today WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the #DigitalServicesAct, as its ‘Channels’ feature reaches the designation threshold of at least 45 million users in the EU. — Learn more: link.europa.eu/YCP7VK — #DSA [image]
Euractiv
The EU Commission says WhatsApp's Channels fall under the DSA's Very Large Online Platform rules, joining Instagram and Facebook, requiring it to address risks
We have also extended our on-going investigation on X, to evaluate whether X diligently assessed and mitigated all systemic risks associated with its recommender systems. 🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/...
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
2025-12-06
Today, we have issued a fine to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the #DSA. The breaches concern the deceptive design of its blue checkmark, the lack of transparency in its ads repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers. [image]
Reuters
The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : E...
Today, we have issued a fine to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the #DSA. The breaches concern the deceptive design of its blue checkmark, the lack of transparency in its ads repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers. [image]
BBC
Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr denounce the EU's €120M X fine
The EU has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X €120m (£105m) over its blue tick badges - prompting an angry reaction from the US.
2025-11-19
With the European Data Union Strategy, we aim to stimulate data sharing across companies and ensure that rules lead to real results. With new European Business Wallets valid throughout the Union, we want to make it simpler and less costly for companies to operate 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 …
We want to make Europe's digital rules simpler, clearer and faster. In a nutshell: 🇪🇺 Easier compliance and lower costs 🇪🇺 More room for innovation 🇪🇺 Trust and protection remaining at the core This is the Digital Package! [video]
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 …
2025-11-18
Cloud computing services power Europe's digital future, enabling AI development & driving innovation. Today, we have launched three market investigations on cloud computing services under the #DMA. [image]
Bloomberg
The EU Commission opens an investigation into AWS and Azure to determine whether they should fall under the DMA and says they “occupy very strong positions”
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Corp.'s Azure are under investigation by the European Union to determine whether …
2025-10-25
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the DSA. We are making sure platforms are accountable for their services, as ensured by EU law, towards users and society. 🔗 https://link.europa.eu/wq3Nfg
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...
2025-10-24
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the DSA. We are making sure platforms are accountable for their services, as ensured by EU law, towards users and society. 🔗 https://link.europa.eu/wq3Nfg
Wall Street Journal
EU accuses Meta under DSA of failing to give users easy ways to flag illegal content and adequate tools to appeal moderation decisions, in preliminary findings
Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal :