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The minority coalition’s program also envisions a crackdown on screen time and stricter smartphone rules in schools.

Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.

Dutch society is built on US digital services. That’s now seen as a glaring security issue.

French President Emmanuel Macron wants the ban in place from Sept. 1.

The move follows outrage and regulatory pressure over online sales of sex dolls.

The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.

A surge in violence is dominating the mayoral contest as French politics gears up for next year’s presidential election.

WhatsApp’s public channels have over 50 million users in the EU.

As Trump-friendly billionaires take control of TikTok’s U.S. operation, some see the beginnings of a “cultural vibe shift” on the platform — and an echo of changes taking place across the U.S. media landscape.

European regulators have yet to decide how to handle the explosion of nonconsensual deepfakes on the platform.

TikTok released some information about the deal Thursday night, but it remains unclear if it complies with a 2024 law.

A subdued gathering in Brussels became a wake for a decades-old world order that’s slipping away.

The new owners will include Oracle, a tech giant co-founded by Trump ally Larry Ellison.

Travel bans targeting individual EU officials are “unjustified” and should be “corrected,” Breton told POLITICO.

Europe’s maze of rules and regulators is in sharp focus as Brussels grapples with X’s AI tool Grok.

What began as a disagreement over airline internet has turned into a full-blown war of words.

57 MEPs say Brussels is not doing enough in response to naked deepfakes on X.

Grok users can still generate sexualized images despite fresh promises from X.

The fast-fashion giant has survived the sex-doll fiasco unscathed so far, but more legal disputes loom.

Eva Vlaardingerbroek had previously called for the “remigration” of U.K. immigrants. 

EU described appearance of sexually explicit deepfakes on X as “illegal,” “appalling” and “disgusting.”

Senior executive from fast-fashion giant will appear before the internal market committee.

U.K.’s tech secretary says ban will apply to apps whose sole purpose is to generate nude deepfakes. That rules out Grok.

Karol Nawrocki’s refusal to sign a digital law reignites a dispute with Brussels over rule of law issues.