Neowin News Feed for: Dsa

Meta accused of violating EU rules over children's access to Facebook and Instagram

Hamid Ganji — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:20:01 +0000

A preliminary investigation by the European Commission has accused Meta of violating the Digital Services Act by allowing children under 13 to access its social media platforms. Read more...

Snapchat faces EU probe over minor grooming, illegal drug sales, and weak age verification

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:14:01 +0000

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into Snapchat under the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing concerns over child safety, grooming, and the sale of illegal products. Read more...

Elon Musk's X must retain Grok AI records following illegal imagery reports

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:08:01 +0000

Evidence of sexualized and criminal AI-generated imagery has led European officials to demand that Elon Musk's X preserve Grok's internal records. Read more...

European Commission says Meta and TikTok could be violating DSA

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:40:02 +0000

Meta and TikTok may need to make some alterations to be compliant with the Digital Services Act of the European Union after criticism from the Commission. Read more...

Microsoft, Google, and Apple are being probed over online scam protections

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:12:02 +0000

The EU is probing three U.S. tech firms and one European company regarding how well they protect users against online scams. Read more...

AliExpress faces EU crackdown, makes promises to fight illegal products

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:44:01 +0000

The European Commission has announced two big actions against AliExpress. It has got the Chinese firm to make several legally binding agreements and it has found the firm broke its rules. Read more...

EU requests algorithm data from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

Omer Dursun — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:18:01 +0000

The EU Commission has issued requests for information to YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on how their recommendation algorithms work and how they mitigate potential risks under the new DSA. Read more...

Telegram releases official statement as its CEO remains in French custody

Martin Hodás — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:26:02 +0000

Popular messenger app Telegram insists it complies with EU law and claims that its detained CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide. The platform is known for ignoring authorities and even the media. Read more...

The EU says X is in violation of its Digital Services Act for how it handles verified users

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:56:02 +0000

The EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, says that in its preliminary view, X violates its Digital Services Act for a number of issues, including how it handles verified users. Read more...

European Commission wants more info from Amazon about its recommender systems and more

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:38:01 +0000

The European Commission has requested more information from Amazon about its recommender systems and Ad Library for its probe to see whether the company is complying with the Digital Services Act. Read more...

European Commission apparently getting ready to give X and Elon Musk a formal DSA warning

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:36:01 +0000

The European Commission could issue a warning to X in the next few weeks for not meeting its obligations under the Digital Services Act. It will include the EC's preliminary findings from its probe. Read more...

EU adds Temu to its VLOP list under the Digital Services Act (DSA)

Paul Hill — Fri, 31 May 2024 14:24:01 +0000

The online marketplace, Temu, has been designated as a very large online platform by the EU after it passed 45 million users in the EU. As a VLOP, it will now be under more scrutiny. Read more...

EU opens second probe into TikTok Lite, accusing it of breaking the Digital Services Act

Steve Bennett — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:30:01 +0000

The European Union has opened up a second investigation into TikTok, primarily targeted at the low power, data saving TikTok Lite, as the EU suspects that the app breaks the Digital Services Act. Read more...

Rift between Apple and Epic Games attracts investigation by the European Commission

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:26:01 +0000

Apple has officially terminated the iOS version of Epic Games' developer account due to Epic's public statements about Apple. This conflict has now urged the European Commission to investigate Apple. Read more...

After YouTube and TikTok, Meta and Snap are being asked to share safety policies by the EU

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:52:01 +0000

Under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission is strengthening controls on online platforms to ensure the safety of users, especially, children regarding content shared online. Read more...

TikTok will let Europeans disable For You feed

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:24:01 +0000

TikTok has announced a whole raft of updates that it's going to introduce for users in the European Economic Area. The flagship change is that users will be able to disable the For You feed. Read more...

Twitter is willing to comply with EU's Digital Services Act, says Breton

Paul Hill — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:10:01 +0000

EU commissioner Thierry Breton now believes that Twitter is willing to comply with the Digital Services Act that comes into force in August. The DSA could force Twitter into stricter posting limits. Read more...

EU names “Very Large” tech firms that will be targeted under the Digital Services Act

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 03:04:01 +0000

The European Commission has named the platforms and search engines that will be targeted by the Digital Services Act. They will have to meet strict new rules within the next four months. Read more...

EU Internal Market Commissioner says Twitter will “fly by our rules”

Paul Hill — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:20:01 +0000

The EU has said that Twitter will have to abide by the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), following Elon Musk's takeover. The DSA requires social media firms to better police illegal content. Read more...