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The European Commission is moving forward with a formal investigation into Meta's Facebook and Instagram, alleging the platforms employ addictive design tactics that harm children's wellbeing through algorithmic manipulation.
The European Commission is preparing to escalate its investigation into Meta, alleging that Facebook and Instagram employ design practices deliberately engineered to addict young users. The regulatory action reflects mounting global pressure on social media giants.
The EU declined to legally require video game publishers to maintain discontinued titles, disappointing millions of players. Voluntary guidelines and a code of conduct are proposed instead.
European Union regulators have directed Meta to permit competing artificial intelligence chatbots to access WhatsApp at no cost, as authorities investigate whether the tech giant leveraged its market dominance improperly.
The European Union will introduce minimum energy-efficiency standards for data centres as their power consumption threatens to strain grids and slow the clean energy transition.
Meta has failed in its legal challenge against the European Union's designation of Messenger as a gatekeeper platform, a ruling that imposes strict obligations under the bloc's Digital Markets Act.
The European Commission has imposed a €200 million ($232 million) penalty on Chinese online retailer Temu for insufficient efforts to prevent illegal product sales on its platform, marking the second major enforcement action under the EU's Digital Services Act.
The EU's competition regulator is examining whether Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com received state aid that could unfairly impact the European market in its bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy.
Consumer groups across Europe have lodged formal complaints against Google, Meta, and TikTok, alleging the platforms neglect to adequately protect users from financial fraud and scam advertisements.