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France Threatens Sanctions Over Underage Social Media Use
France is giving itself three months to create a binding European agreement on age verification for social media; otherwise, it will impose national sanctions, mirroring its actions against pornography sites, with Spain already enacting similar legislation.
France Threatens Sanctions Over Underage Social Media Use
France is giving itself three months to create a binding European agreement on age verification for social media; otherwise, it will impose national sanctions, mirroring its actions against pornography sites, with Spain already enacting similar legislation.
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52% Bias Score
UK Online Safety Act Creates Friction in US Trade Talks
The UK's Online Safety Act, enacted in 2023, requires online platforms to remove or age-restrict harmful content, impacting 100,000 services; this stricter regulation is causing friction in UK-US trade negotiations due to US concerns about free speech.
UK Online Safety Act Creates Friction in US Trade Talks
The UK's Online Safety Act, enacted in 2023, requires online platforms to remove or age-restrict harmful content, impacting 100,000 services; this stricter regulation is causing friction in UK-US trade negotiations due to US concerns about free speech.
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48% Bias Score
EU Rejects US Demand to Alter Tech Rules in Trade Talks
The European Union refuses to negotiate its digital regulations in exchange for removing US tariffs, rejecting accusations of targeting American tech companies and maintaining that its rules are necessary to enforce standards.
EU Rejects US Demand to Alter Tech Rules in Trade Talks
The European Union refuses to negotiate its digital regulations in exchange for removing US tariffs, rejecting accusations of targeting American tech companies and maintaining that its rules are necessary to enforce standards.
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52% Bias Score
Tech Monopolies and Political Power: A New Asymmetry of Information
The fusion of technological power and political legitimacy, exemplified by the Trump administration's alliance with tech giants, creates an unprecedented asymmetry of information, allowing corporations to control public discourse and resist regulation.
Tech Monopolies and Political Power: A New Asymmetry of Information
The fusion of technological power and political legitimacy, exemplified by the Trump administration's alliance with tech giants, creates an unprecedented asymmetry of information, allowing corporations to control public discourse and resist regulation.
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52% Bias Score
Microsoft's Chrome Campaign Fails, Google's Privacy Update Delayed
Microsoft's attempt to undermine Chrome's market share by highlighting security concerns backfired, while Google's focus is shifting towards improving Chrome's privacy through a new one-click tracking-kill feature, with its actual implementation timeline remaining uncertain.
Microsoft's Chrome Campaign Fails, Google's Privacy Update Delayed
Microsoft's attempt to undermine Chrome's market share by highlighting security concerns backfired, while Google's focus is shifting towards improving Chrome's privacy through a new one-click tracking-kill feature, with its actual implementation timeline remaining uncertain.
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56% Bias Score
Spanish Ministers Quit X Over Musk's Actions
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz and several government officials announced their departure from X (formerly Twitter) due to Elon Musk's perceived politically motivated use of the platform, citing his apparent Nazi salute during Donald Trump's inauguration as a catalyst for their decision.
Spanish Ministers Quit X Over Musk's Actions
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz and several government officials announced their departure from X (formerly Twitter) due to Elon Musk's perceived politically motivated use of the platform, citing his apparent Nazi salute during Donald Trump's inauguration as a catalyst for their decision.
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56% Bias Score
Mexico's Telecommunications Reform Sparks Censorship Fears
Mexico's proposed telecommunications reform, transferring radio spectrum control to the executive branch, raises censorship concerns due to a clause enabling temporary digital platform blocks, sparking opposition from media outlets and raising questions about media freedom.
Mexico's Telecommunications Reform Sparks Censorship Fears
Mexico's proposed telecommunications reform, transferring radio spectrum control to the executive branch, raises censorship concerns due to a clause enabling temporary digital platform blocks, sparking opposition from media outlets and raising questions about media freedom.
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56% Bias Score
French Court Upholds Ban on Porn Site Camschat to Protect Minors
A French court upheld a regulator's order to block the pornographic website Camschat, citing the need to protect minors, a decision that supports the new Sren law and could set a precedent for future online content regulation; the regulator estimates 2.3 million French minors access pornographic web...
French Court Upholds Ban on Porn Site Camschat to Protect Minors
A French court upheld a regulator's order to block the pornographic website Camschat, citing the need to protect minors, a decision that supports the new Sren law and could set a precedent for future online content regulation; the regulator estimates 2.3 million French minors access pornographic web...
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40% Bias Score
Spain Strengthens Online Child Protection with New Legislation
The Spanish government approved a law increasing online safety for minors, mandating parental controls on devices, raising the minimum social media age to 16, and criminalizing deepfake creation and distribution, especially concerning children.
Spain Strengthens Online Child Protection with New Legislation
The Spanish government approved a law increasing online safety for minors, mandating parental controls on devices, raising the minimum social media age to 16, and criminalizing deepfake creation and distribution, especially concerning children.
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40% Bias Score
EU Investigates Shein's Consumer Protection Practices Under DSA
The European Commission launched an investigation into Shein's consumer protection practices under the DSA, requesting information on illegal content, recommendation systems, data access for researchers, and consumer protection measures by February 27th, following a similar request in June.
EU Investigates Shein's Consumer Protection Practices Under DSA
The European Commission launched an investigation into Shein's consumer protection practices under the DSA, requesting information on illegal content, recommendation systems, data access for researchers, and consumer protection measures by February 27th, following a similar request in June.
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36% Bias Score
Tech Giants Defy EU Digital Laws, Fueling Disinformation
Major American, Russian, and Chinese tech companies openly defy European digital laws, promoting disinformation, hate speech, and violence to boost profits and potentially undermine European democracies; legal action is underway.
Tech Giants Defy EU Digital Laws, Fueling Disinformation
Major American, Russian, and Chinese tech companies openly defy European digital laws, promoting disinformation, hate speech, and violence to boost profits and potentially undermine European democracies; legal action is underway.
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56% Bias Score
US Bans TikTok: 170 Million Users Affected
On Sunday, July 2nd, 2024, the US effectively banned TikTok due to national security concerns about its Chinese ownership (ByteDance), impacting 170 million users and potentially influencing global social media dynamics.
US Bans TikTok: 170 Million Users Affected
On Sunday, July 2nd, 2024, the US effectively banned TikTok due to national security concerns about its Chinese ownership (ByteDance), impacting 170 million users and potentially influencing global social media dynamics.
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36% Bias Score
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