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.
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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.
The European Union's regulatory body has officially launched a probe of X (formerly Twitter) to see if the social network has violated the EU's Digital Services Act for content moderation and more.
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.
The EU designated several tech giants as gatekeepers under the new DMA, including Microsoft, Google, and Apple. This imposes rules on core services like search, app store limits and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EU has formally decided to adopt the Digital Services Act, a collection of new laws that attempts to reign in user profiling for targeted ads and seeks more transparency on content algorithms.
