The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct that will now be integrated into EU tech rules,

European Union fine for allegedly wielding its trove of user data to boost its own Facebook Marketplace service.A company spokesperson confirmed it had filed the appeal to the EU's General Court in Luxembourg - a move that escalates the social media giant's running feud with the EU over its crackdown on Big Tech.

Back in November, the European Commission handed Meta a €797.72 million ($US841 million) fine for breaches of EU antitrust rules related to the linking of Facebook Marketplace to Facebook, and the market advantages that provides for Facebook’s user-listed market service.

In November, the European Commission imposed a €797.72 million (£698.76 million) fine on Meta for abusing its dominant position by linking Facebook Marketplace to Facebook, thus distorting competition.

Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle ... code of conduct to fight what the 27-nation bloc considers illegal hate speech, the European Commission said. "In Europe there is no place for illegal hate, either ...

Other signatories to the voluntary code set up in May 2016 are Dailymotion, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft hosted consumer services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok and Twitch

IA No.280 of 2025 has been filed in Competition Appeal (AT) No.01 of 2025 filed by WhatsApp LLC praying to stay the effect and operation of the impugned order dated 18.11.2024 passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and to pass any other order that it deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

A row over the end of Russian gas flows via Ukraine has intensified as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened to block the next rollover of EU sanctions against Russia unless Brussels helps to achieve a restart of supply.

The gas price cap introduced by the European Union during its 2022 Russian gas crisis will expire on Friday, having not been triggered since its inception.

Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its military against a possible future Russian attack.

EU member states have been told to review transactions that have taken place since January 2021 in areas where these technologies have formed part of overseas investment. They must submit a progress report in July and a comprehensive risk assessment a year later.