European Commission
TikTok commits to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU to comply with the Digital Services Act (European Commission)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 06:31Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI Products
As competition authorities for the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, we share a commitment to the interests of our people and economies. Guided by our respective laws, we will work to ensure effective competition and the fair and honest treatment of consumers and businesses.
European Commission coordinates action by national consumer protection authorities against Meta on ‘pay or consent' model
The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network sent a letter following concerns that Meta's ‘pay or consent' model might breach European Union consumer law. The European Commission coordinated this action which is led by the French Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention.
European Commission sends preliminary findings to X for breach of the Digital Services Act (European Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/15/2024 - 00:09European Commission sends preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act
The European Commission has informed Meta of its preliminary findings that its “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In the Commission's preliminary view, this binary choice forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalised but equivalent version of Meta's social networks. The Commission takes the preliminary view that Meta's “pay or consent” advertising model is not compliant with the DMA as it does not meet the necessary requirements set out under Article 5(2).
European Commission sends Statement of Objections to Microsoft over possibly abusive tying practices regarding Teams (European Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 06:29European Commission sends preliminary findings to Apple, opens additional non-compliance investigation under Digital Markets Act (European Commission)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 06/24/2024 - 05:18European Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta urelated to the protection of minors on Facebook and Instagram (European Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/16/2024 - 05:20European Commission opens formal proceedings against Facebook and Instagram under the Digital Services Act
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA). The suspected infringements cover Meta's policies and practices relating to deceptive advertising and political content on its services.