— Q: Only 8 percent of European companies currently use AI, according to a report published in July. How do you want to reach the target of 75 percent by 2030? — Q: President von der Leyen instructed you to develop a “Cloud and AI development plan” to boost computing power and data storage to … Read more
“There is a suspicion that not enough is done, not in an effective way to really prevent the dissemination of illegal products,” a Commission official said, briefing reporters ahead of the announcement. “We have reasons to believe that Temu didn’t properly analyze the addictive nature” of some of its features, they added. Under the DSA, … Read more
In a report unveiled today, Draghi proposed assessing existing EU rules at the beginning of each European Commission mandate to ensure that European companies aren’t penalized by excessive regulation. “This process should include simplifying and removing overlap and inconsistencies across the whole ‘legislative chain,’ with priority given to those economic sectors where Europe is particularly … Read more
Under the bloc’s regulatory structure, European commissioners, who are nominated by national leaders, have a say in how rules are implemented, but typically do not meddle in how officials enforce the law. Last year, just as Europe’s social media rules came into force, Breton also urged enforcers to focus on potential harm at both X … Read more
But Trump didn’t take the bait when Musk attempted to goad him into attacking Brussels over its stance on misinformation. Referring to an open letter addressed to Musk from the European Union’s digital enforcer Thierry Breton, published ahead of the interview and reminding the X owner of the EU’s rules on promoting hate speech, Musk … Read more
“If a company wants to align with EU regulations, it can. It does not need U.K. legislation to do so. The very idea of the legislation is to compel British businesses to comply with foreign legislation which we have no control over.” The long-term effects of the plan could be far-reaching, with sectors ranging from … Read more
Temu, with 75 million monthly EU users as of March, often failed to provide consumers with crucial information about the sellers on its platform and whether their products met EU product safety requirements, BEUC said. The complaint said that Temu uses manipulative practices such as dark patterns to get consumers to spend more than they … Read more
London: The European Commission on Wednesday sent Elon Musk-run X a request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), seeking more details on the company’s content moderation activities and resources, on the risk assessment conducted by it about the implementation of generative AI tools in the European Union (EU) as well as on … Read more
The Commission will supervise the so-called very large online platform under threat of various regulatory curbs and potential fines of up to 6 percent of Shein’s global annual revenue. It joins more than 20 major platforms such as AliExpress, TikTok and Amazon that have already been designated as very large online platforms. Chinese e-commerce platform Temu … Read more
In 2020, Trump was blocked by the courts in his bid to ban TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat, a unit of Tencent, in the United States. 02:15 Singaporeans fume over US lawmaker grilling of TikTok CEO Singaporeans fume over US lawmaker grilling of TikTok CEO Chew added: “Make no mistake – this is a ban on … Read more
