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Technology regulation

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta faces hefty EU antitrust fine over classified ads practices

    Brussels claims Facebook is breaking the law and undermining rivals with its free Marketplace services

    3 hours ago
    A montage showing the Meta logo against the backdrop of the EU’s circular 12 stars symbol
  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Instagram to make teenagers’ profiles private by default

    Social media companies have come under fire over platforms’ impact on young people

    Young group of people standing in a circle using mobile phones outside
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    Rana Foroohar
    Google, Apple and the antitrust tipping point

    Major competition victories suggest Big Tech is reaching a reckoning

    Matt Kenyon illustration of a robot hand pushed back by people from squashing the planet.
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Elon Musk
    Musk blasts Australia as ‘fascists’ over social media law

    Billionaire X owner has previously clashed with privacy regulator over allegations of censorship

    Elon Musk
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    ExplainerArtificial intelligence
    The AI bill driving a wedge through Silicon Valley

    California’s Gavin Newsom has until September 30 to decide whether to sign legislation that will reach far beyond the state

    Montage of Gavin Newsom, governor of California, with logos of xAI, Google Deepmind and OpenAI, flag of California background
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Google LLC
    Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google’s use of data for AI model

    Tech giant’s PaLM2 is the latest target of scrutiny from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission

    Google logo on a building at the company’s headquarters
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple must pay €13bn in back taxes, top EU court rules

    European Court of Justice confirms Ireland provided ‘unlawful aid’ via tax deal and overturns a lower court decision

    Margrethe Vestager
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    News in-depthGoogle LLC
    Google’s $20bn ad tech business to play for at next antitrust showdown

    Big Tech giant heads back to court in latest clash with US justice department after landmark verdict in search case

    Sundar Pichai plus DoJ and Google logos
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Google LLC
    UK regulators accuse Google of anti-competitive behaviour in advertising

    CMA’s findings are another blow to the tech giant and come days before a parallel lawsuit starts in the US

    The Google logo
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Pavel Durov
    Telegram’s Durov criticises French authorities’ ‘misguided approach’ over his arrest

    Messaging app’s CEO speaks out after being hit with preliminary charges related to the platform

    Pavel Durov on stage speaking on a wireless microphone during a conference.
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    US, Britain and Brussels to sign agreement on AI standards

    Growing push to regulate fast-growing technology leads to pact focused on human rights and democracy

    Futuristic AI chip
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    X Corp
    Elon Musk’s Starlink agrees to block X in Brazil

    Partial climbdown by billionaire follows freezing of satellite internet group’s finances over fines levied on social media site

    A user of X browses through Brazilian posts on a mobile phone
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    Brazil
    Brazilians flock to Bluesky after court bans Musk’s X

    Platform registered almost 2mn new users after Supreme Court suspended bigger rival

    The Bluesky logo is displayed on a smartphone screen held in a person's hand, with a blurred blue background.
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    X Corp
    Brazil’s X ban stokes backlash against Supreme Court

    Move to impose $8,000-a-day fine on those using the platform through VPNs triggers legal concerns

    The X account of Elon Musk is seen blocked on a mobile screen
  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    X Corp
    Brazil’s top court orders suspension of Musk’s X amid fight over accounts

    Social media platform’s billionaire owner has been feuding with a top court

    Alexandre de Moraes
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    California’s divisive AI safety bill sets up tough decision for governor Newsom

    State’s attempt to impose a regulatory framework on the fast-emerging technology has split opinion in Silicon Valley

    Gavin Newsom speaks to the press while attending the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is flanked by security personnel, and microphones are held out towards him.
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Pakistan
    Pakistani businesses warn of internet disruptions amid fears of ‘firewall’ censorship

    Slow speeds and service disruptions hurt IT companies and rattle investors in one of country’s few standout sectors

    An IT technician works at a data centre in Karachi
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Technology sector
    EU investigating Telegram over user numbers

    Brussels probing possible failure by messaging platform to provide accurate data under new regulations

    Telegram logo displayed on a phone screen
  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Nigeria in push to crack down on online extortion scams

    Meta’s removal of more than 63,000 fake accounts shines a light on how to protect vulnerable people online

    A montage showing a hooded figure whose face is hidden at a laptop alongside the logo of Meta
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    OpenAI joins opposition to California AI safety bill

    ChatGPT maker says legislation would harm innovation and stifle start-ups in the state

    A symbol for the OpenAI virtual assistant arranged on a smartphone
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    EU tech regulation
    ‘Fortnite’ returns to iPhone and Android in EU after antitrust fight

    Hit game developer Epic launches mobile app store after Brussels regulations force ‘gatekeepers’ to open up

    Fortnite game on the app store
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Q&AThe Big Question
    The Big Question: should governments do more to regulate social media?

    This week’s Big Question asks readers: do the latest rules used to tame social media go far enough?

  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Margrethe Vestager
    EU antitrust regime nears end of Vestager era

    Danish commissioner renowned for being tough on Big Tech will not be reappointed for a third term

    Margrethe Vestager
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Google’s antitrust defeat could shape AI markets

    Court ruling on search could prevent companies from dominating newer markets

    Google’s Gemini logo on a phone
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple to open up tap-to-pay technology to other developers

    NFC chip that powers Pay and Wallet apps will be accessible — for a fee — after regulators expressed concerns

    A customer uses Apple Pay
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