Social notworking sites pledge to crack down on hate speech
At least in the EU
While social notworking sites are frantically trying to reassure Trump’s government that they will be allowing a return to the good old days where fake news and bullying were allowed, they are doing the opposite in the EU.
Meta is only firing fact checkers in US
Fake news only available in countries run by oligarchs
Meta has told the Brazilian government that it doesn't yet have to worry about the end of fact checkers in its country because it is only removing them in the United States.
Apple in more trouble with the EU
Turns out you can’t fool them
The fruity cargo cult Apple is in hot water again with the EU regulators after its much-hyped plan to liberalise its app store fees has turned out to cost developers more.
EU to Apple: time to share your toys
Apple to EU: but the others are too insecure
The EU is demanding that the fruity cargo cult Apple make its iOS more friendly with other platforms.
Meta Fined $263 Million for 2018 security breach
GDPR enforcement
Meta has been fined €251 million (approximately $263 million) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a Facebook security breach disclosed in 2018, which compromised the personal data of millions of users, including around three million in the EU/EEA.
China overtakes US as a research leader
ASPI tracker reveals
According to the latest results from ASPI's Critical Technology Tracker, China has overtaken the United States as the global leader in research across most critical technologies.
EU having another crack at Apple
Violating anti-geoblocking rules
The fruity-cargo cult Apple is again finding itself in trouble with the European Union over its geo-blocking antics.
EU doing the funky gibbon over Gorilla Glass
Anti-trust
The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Corning, focusing on the company’s popular Gorilla Glass product. Gorilla Glass dominates the mobile phone and tablet cover glass market.
Apple about to be hammered by the EU
First to go down under the Digital Markets Act (DMA),
Apple will soon become the first company to incur a fine for violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
EU takes a hard line on software liability
While US dithers
According to Lawfare's cybersecurity newsletter, the European Union and the United States are taking different approaches to introducing liability for software products.