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The European Union begins enforcing its landmark AI Act on August 2, requiring companies to label artificial content and deploying expanded regulatory teams to combat deepfakes, illicit imagery, and cyber threats.
The European Commission has formally accused Chinese e-commerce platform Temu of obstructing its investigation into whether the company received foreign subsidies that could distort EU markets. The allegations emerged after an unannounced inspection in December 2025.
Google confronts coordinated litigation from European rivals seeking billions in damages after regulators imposed a $1 billion fine under new digital competition rules, opening the door to years of costly private lawsuits.
The European Commission has determined that TikTok's default settings expose children to safety risks, including unwanted contact and cyberbullying. The platform faces potential fines up to six per cent of global turnover if found in breach of EU law.
The European Commission has imposed €890 million in fines on Google for violating digital market competition rules, marking the first enforcement action against the tech giant under the bloc's landmark Digital Markets Act.
The European Commission fined Google €890 million for illegally leveraging its search dominance to promote its own services and restrict rivals, intensifying already fraught US-EU trade relations.
European regulators have charged TikTok with violating child safety standards under the Digital Services Act, citing design features that expose minors to predators and harassment. The company faces potential fines up to 6% of global revenue.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million fine on Google for unfair practices in search results and app store operations, marking another major enforcement action under EU digital competition rules.
The European Commission has accepted X's proposal to address violations of the Digital Services Act, including enhanced researcher access and improved transparency. The platform must implement changes within six months while facing ongoing investigations.
The European Commission has concluded that Meta's Instagram and Facebook employ deliberately addictive design features that disproportionately harm minors, potentially triggering fines exceeding €12 billion and forcing platform redesigns across EU territories.
The European Commission has charged Meta with breaching digital rules, targeting Instagram and Facebook features designed to hook users. The company risks fines of up to 6% of annual turnover unless it disables addictive functions.
EU lawmakers have voted to restore interim rules permitting major technology companies to identify and remove child sexual abuse material online, whilst preserving encryption protections on messaging applications.
Europe's highest court has rejected Google's final challenge to a €4.1 billion fine—the EU's largest antitrust penalty ever—imposed for leveraging Android's market power to crush search engine competition.
A Swedish court has ruled that Google must pay approximately $1.5 billion in antitrust damages to PriceRunner, a price comparison service owned by fintech company Klarna, finding the search giant unlawfully manipulated results.