The EU Commission has opened formal proceedings against e-commerce platform Shein for its addictive design, lack of transparency of recommender systems, and also the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material.
The European Commission has presented guidelines on the protection of minors, as well as a prototype of an age-verification app under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The EU Commission has opened formal proceedings against Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected breaches of EU Internet rules, as EU states take their own coordinated action against smaller pornographic platforms.
The European Commission has informed social media platform TikTok of its preliminary view that it is not fulfilling its obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act to publish an advertisement repository.
The EU Commission is looking to create a safer online environment for children with the launch of a public consultation on draft guidelines for the protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act.
Today the EU Commission has shown some teeth with the EU’s digital rulebook by slamming tech giants Apple and Meta with admittedly low fines.
The EU Commission issued fines of EUR 500m and EUR 200m respectively to Apple and Meta, finding the two tech giants to have breached their obligations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
