Tag: EU

February 20, 2024

EU officials are wasting no time enacting their new powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA), with the European Commission announcing a new investigation into whether TikTok is currently in violation of DSA rules in relation to the protection of […]

February 14, 2024

TikTok is preparing for the next wave of elections across Europe, with a new commitment to staffing local language election centers for each of the 27 individual EU member states, which will include dedicated, vetted local voting info in the […]

December 8, 2023

Good news with EU social media fans, with Threads looking set for a December 14th launch in the region, just in time to capitalize on holiday engagement. As reported by The Verge, EU Instagram users can now access a countdown […]

October 31, 2023

In response to the evolving European regulatory landscape, Facebook and Instagram are set to launch a new subscription service tailored to users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland. This move comes as part of criticism […]

September 5, 2023

TikTok has shared an update on its efforts to facilitate more control and transparency over the way it handles the data of European users, in alignment with its commitments to E.U. authorities on its data practices. As part of “Project […]

August 22, 2023

Meta has announced some new measures to comply with the soon-to-be enacted EU Digital Services Act (DSA), which implements expanded control and transparency measures for European social media users. The DSA aims to provide more capacity for social media users […]

January 19, 2023

Regulatory pressure continues to rise for TikTok, with the EU now warning the app that it will need to adhere with its laws and regulations, or risk being banned from the region entirely. As you can see in this tweet, […]

July 12, 2022

This doesn’t look great for TikTok, which is already under scrutiny in several regions. Today, TikTok has confirmed that it has suspended a planned change to its privacy policy relating to the use of user insights for targeted advertising, amid […]