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Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year
Est. 3minThe blocking of the controversial social network comes less than a month after a 14-year-old student was killed and another injured folowing an online confrontation.
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Commission pushes Apple towards interoperability under DMA
Est. 2minMEP Andreas Schwab (EPP) hailed the move as a “special day for the DMA."
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US government tells officials, politicians to ‘immediately’ ditch regular calls
Est. 3minThe first recommendation of the US the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is "Use only end-to-end encrypted communications."
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EDPB clears path for AI training on personal data, leaving open questions
Est. 5min"As far as we know, none of the big players on the AI scene are complying with the GDPR,” a noyb spokesperson told Euractiv.
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Fears over TikTok from Strasbourg to Zagreb, and a DSA enforcement matrix
Est. 10minEuractiv's Pro newsletter covering all things Tech, brought to you by Chris Powers, Théophane Hartmann, and Jacob Wulff Wold.
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GPAI Code of Practice: MEPs lobby for longer deadlines and more details
Est. 3min"If you put more details, you risk turning this into a form filling process,” one expert told Euractiv.
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Getting serious about AI rules: Lack of enforcement capacity puts EU at risk
Est. 5minBy end of next year, the AI Office Units A2 and A3 should count over 200 staff, Axel Voss writes.
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Irish data privacy watchdog fines Meta €251 million for GDPR failure
Est. 3min"We took immediate action to fix the problem," said a spokesperson for Meta, who are expected to appeal.
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Commission opens TikTok investigation over Romanian presidential elections disinformation
Est. 3minThe Commission could eventually fine TikTok up to 6% of its global worldwide turnover for failure to comply.
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AI-based-technologies for trustworthy solutions against disinformation – AI4TRUST
Est. 1minThe AI4TRUST project aims to combat misinformation and disinformation in the EU by creating a trust-based environment that integrates the automated monitoring of social and news media with advanced AI-based technologies to enhance the work of human fact-checkers.
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Commission warns five member states over EU’s online moderation law compliance
Est. 3min"The Commission may decide to [...] refer Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union," wrote the EU executive.
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EU communication satellite network to see light of day with new €10.6 bn deal
Est. 4minBoth government and commercial connectivity services will start by 2030.
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The week ahead in Tech, 16-20 December
Est. 4minEuractiv's Pro newsletter covering all things Tech, brought to you by Chris Powers, Théophane Hartmann, and Jacob Wulff Wold.
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Digital governance in the era of hybrid warfare, with Estonia’s digital minister
In this episode, host Giada Santana is joined by Estonia's Justice and Digital Affairs Minister Liisa Pakosta to discuss Estonia's digital transformation and the challenges of securing a fully digital state in an era of escalating cyber warfare.
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CRA, GPSR in force, SMEs demand Eurostack, and TikTok Shop opens in Europe
Est. 15minEuractiv's Pro newsletter covering all things Tech, brought to you by Chris Powers, Théophane Hartmann, and Jacob Wulff Wold.
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EU interior ministers remain deadlocked on CSAM detection bill
Est. 3minThe main concern among the bill's opponents is that lawful but intimate images of adults will be mistakenly flagged as child abuse imagery and sent to the authorities.
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Ukraine admitted to Creative Europe programme but media concerns remain
Est. 2minUkrainian media organisations may now apply for EU funding under the programme.
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French tower ‘war’: mobile internet down in 10 communes
Est. 2minValocîme filed 250 lawsuits with French courts.
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LinkedIn faces EU scrutiny over mandatory changes on targeted ads
Est. 3min"LinkedIn should rely on consent for all personalised ads not only a part of it," Felix Mikolasch told Euractiv.
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Expert proposes sovereignty-safe alternative to EU telecoms consolidation plan
Est. 6minOperators need to accept they are slowly "dying" as connectivity is becoming a commodity, Genna said.
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A telecoms third way, Big Tech and the payment service regulation, new Digital Decade targets
Est. 6minEuractiv's Pro newsletter covering all things Tech, brought to you by Chris Powers, Théophane Hartmann, and Jacob Wulff Wold.
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The intense telecoms ‘war’ that triggered a regulatory debate in France
Est. 5min"In my constituency, I witnessed a case where a towerco offered a mayor a symbolic one-euro lease," said French Senator Patrick Chaize.
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Nordic justice ministers still not happy after TikTok, Meta gang violence meeting
Est. 4minAs the region grapples with gang violence, tech companies must do their bit to prevent it.
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Virkkunen supports EU telecoms consolidation, gets mixed national responses
Est. 4minRepresentatives from Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands and Slovenia stated that they were not in favour of consolidation.