Apple’s App Store is now also under antitrust scrutiny in the UK [TechCrunch]
Apple is facing another antitrust investigation in Europe into how it operates the iOS App Store. The UK’s Competition and
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platform regulation
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TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation in Europe [TechCrunch]
TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s mental health and extremism
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After Facebook’s news flex, Australia passes bargaining code for platforms and publishers [TechCrunch]
A week after Facebook grabbed eyeballs globally by blocking news publishers and turning off news-sharing on its platform in Australia,
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Uber lobbies for ‘Prop 22’-style gig work standards in the EU [TechCrunch]
Uber is shooting its shot at EU lawmakers as they dial up scrutiny of working conditions on gig platforms to
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EU’s lead data supervisor for most of big tech is still using Lotus Notes [TechCrunch]
The lead data supervisor for a slew of tech giants in the European Union, including Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok
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TikTok has until Friday to respond to Italy’s order to block users it can’t age-verify after girl’s death [TechCrunch]
TikTok has until Friday to respond to an order by Italy’s data protection agency to block users whose age it
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Understanding Europe’s big push to rewrite the digital rulebook [TechCrunch]
European Union lawmakers have set out the biggest update of digital regulations for around two decades — likening it to the
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Europe urged to block Google-Fitbit ahead of major digital policy overhaul [TechCrunch]
The European Commission must block the Google -Fitbit merger as a matter of democratic imperative, prominent academic and author Shoshana
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Europe urges ecommerce platforms to share data in fight against coronavirus scams [TechCrunch]
European lawmakers are pressing major ecommerce and media platforms to share more data with each other as a tool to
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TikTok joins Europe’s code on tackling hate speech [TechCrunch]
TikTok, the popular short video sharing app, has joined the European Union’s Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech.
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