We are proud to support POLITICO’s expanded coverage of artificial intelligence (AI) and elections this year through this dedicated series. As a global foundation working to safeguard democracy from digital threats — from illegal data collection to algorithmic polarization — we know the role of AI throughout 2024’s global marathon of elections will shape public … Read more
Meta, Instagram’s parent company, “has to delete the illegal ad immediately and take measures to prevent such breaches,” Alexandra Geese, the Greens’ point person on platforms, told Playbook when shown the ad. “The platforms will only abide by our rules if we show our political will to enforce them.” Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager told … Read more
The story so far: In a comprehensive slew of measures to ensure “contestable and fair markets in the digital sector” in line with the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission on March 25 initiated ‘non-compliance investigations’ against Apple, Meta and Google’s parent Alphabet. It will also investigate Amazon’s ranking practices on … Read more
Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), European antitrust regulators said on Monday, potentially leading to hefty fines for the companies. The European Union law, effective from March 7, aims to challenge the power of the tech giants by making it easier … Read more
Apple will be investigated over its measures to allow users to do more to tailor their devices by uninstalling software, changing Apple’s default setting or using choice screens to prompt users to pick a browser or search engine for their phone. “Apple’s measures, including the design of the web browser choice screen, may be preventing … Read more
Under the DMA, companies can’t favor their own products and services over rivals through their platforms or use data they collect from those rivals to compete against them. They also can’t share users’ personal data with their different platforms without getting explicit consent. Now X, Booking’s hotel reservation platform and TikTok’s online advertising services may … Read more
We can no longer afford to diddle around like this! And rarely has anything hammered home just how much we remain stuck in the harsh reality of centuries past as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is, however, far from the only recent wake-up call as to just how far opponents of our liberal democratic order … Read more
