The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that internet giant Meta are in breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act for the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook.
The EU Parliament gave its final go-ahead Wednesday to an update of Europe’s VAT rules, ending unfair distortion of competition by requiring VAT to be paid for services provided through online platforms.
SMEunited fully supports the Commission’s call for coordinated enforcement actions against the surge of dangerous, counterfeit or otherwise non-compliant products sold online and imported in the Union.
The EU Commission set out a numer of measures Wednesday to tackle risks stemming from low-value imports sold via non-EU online retailers and marketplaces hosting non-EU traders.
The European Union’s geographical indications (GIs) system protects the names of products that have specific qualities or reputations linked to their region of origin. GIs are intellectual property rights that guarantee the authenticity, quality, and distinctiveness of products.
Tech giants including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube agreed Monday to an updated EU code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online.
The EU Commission broadened its investigation into social networking service X Friday, addressing three additional technical investigatory measures relating to the platform’s recommender system.
