EU Commission News

The European Union is voting today (September 23) on its controversial chat control legislation, a measure security and privacy experts warn will destroy...

Apple Ordered To Pay Ireland $14 Billion in Back Taxes

Apple has lost its battle to maintain its tax deal with Ireland, with the European Court of Justice ruling the company must pay $14 billion in back taxes....

Google Must Pay $2.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine

Google has lost its challenge to a heft EU fine over charges it illegally favored its own shopping network over those of rivals....

EU: Meta Advertising Its Services As ‘Free’ Is Misleading

The EU Commission is continuing its crackdown on Big Tech, this time targeting Meta's use of the word "free" to describe its services....

EU Rules X’s Blue Checkmark ‘Devices Users’

The EU Commission has ruled that X's (formerly Twitter) blue verification checkmark "deceives users" and represents a type of "dark pattern."...

Apple To Allow visionOS Third-Party Payment Options In The EU

Apple has announced it is enabling third-party payment options for visionOS and Vision Pro devices in the EU in an effort to comply with the Digital Market...

Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Terms Breach EU’s DMA

Meta has joined Apple, becoming the second major tech company to be found in breach of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)....

EU Rules Against Apple In App Store Review, Widens Investigation

The EU Commission has informed Apple that it has preliminarily ruled against the company, finding its App Store rules violation the Digital Markets Act (DM...

EU Postpones Vote On Chat Surveillance Legislation

The EU has delayed a vote on legislation that would have resulted in...

EU Commission Classifies Booking As a Gatekeeper

The EU Commission has classified Booking as a gatekeeper company under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), saying the company meets the necessary thresholds....

EU Pushes For Companies to Label AI-Generated Content

The European Union is pushing for Google, Meta, and other companies to label AI-generated content in an effort to combat misinformation....

EU Opens Anticompetition Investigation Into Microsoft Teams Bundling

Microsoft has failed to head off a full-fledged EU investigation into Teams, with the bloc announcing it will investigate the company's "anticompetitive pr...

Apple Faces Class-Action App Store Suit in the UK Seeking $1 Billion in Damages

Apple is facing yet another challenge to its App Store, with a new class-action lawsuit in the UK that seeks $1 billion in damages over antitrust accusatio...

EU Adopts Chips Act to Boost Semiconductor Industry

The EU has "massively adopted" the Chips Act, legislation aimed at boosting the EU's semiconductor industry amid growing tension with China....

EU Prepares to Investigate Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Acquisition

Adobe's $20 billion Figma acquisition may be in trouble with news that the EU Commission may be preparing to investigate the deal....

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