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Lawmakers Say EU Regulations Unfairly Target US Tech Companies
Lawmakers Say EU Regulations Unfairly Target US Tech Companies
December 18, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers reportedly wrote a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concerns that the European Union’s digital regulations unfairly target American...

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Big Tech Campaigns for ‘Open Digital Ecosystems’ in Europe
Big Tech Campaigns for ‘Open Digital Ecosystems’ in Europe
December 13, 2023  |  Big Tech

Google, Meta and other tech firms are lobbying for open digital ecosystems in Europe. The two companies are part of the seven-member Coalition for Open...

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Meta Pitches $14 Per Month Ad-Free Social Media in Europe
Meta Pitches $14 Per Month Ad-Free Social Media in Europe
October 03, 2023  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta is reportedly proposing an ad-free version of its social media platform to European users. The company has been pitching regulators the idea of a...

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EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
September 26, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Following a recent meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton called on the tech giant to open up its ecosystem of hardware and software to...

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Meta Revamps WhatsApp to Meet EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Rules
Meta Revamps WhatsApp to Meet EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Rules
September 11, 2023  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta has reportedly updated WhatsApp to comply with new European Union (EU) rules. As TechCrunch reported Monday (Sept. 11), the tech giant is developing a...

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EU Names Amazon and Meta Among Its 6 ‘Gatekeepers’
EU Names Amazon and Meta Among Its 6 ‘Gatekeepers’
September 06, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

The European Commission has named six tech giants as “gatekeepers” under its Digital Markets Act. That distinction, announced Wednesday (Sept. 6), applies to Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft, and gives the companies six months...

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Apple and Microsoft Push Back Against EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation
Apple and Microsoft Push Back Against EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation
September 05, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Microsoft and Apple are reportedly protesting their classification as “gatekeepers” under new European tech regulations. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Sept. 4), the tech giants’ fight with the...

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TikTok, Amazon, Google and More Scramble Before Launch of EU’s Tech Laws 
TikTok, Amazon, Google and More Scramble Before Launch of EU’s Tech Laws 
August 24, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

It is the European Union’s (EU) digital decade — and it starts Friday (Aug. 25).  The rest of the world, particularly its tech sector, has...

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Big Tech Faces ‘Glass-Steagall Moment’ in Europe
Big Tech Faces ‘Glass-Steagall Moment’ in Europe
August 20, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Big tech companies like Google and Apple will soon face sweeping new regulations in Europe. As The Wall Street Journal noted in a report Sunday...

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