In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).
I find it worrying that a man with enormous access to social media and large financial resources is so directly involved in the internal affairs of other countries,” said Norway's prime minister Monday.
The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.
Elon Musk has been railing against the European Union and its leaders, and his latest outburst is a sign he is 'out for payback', claims conservative academic
Experts say the EU can wield its digital services rules against election interference – but even that won’t be easy.
The European Commission (EC) says it has requested information from Elon Musk's X related to the algorithms that determine the content it recommends to
Viewing Elon Musk’s recent forays into (electoral) politics in Europe primarily as a geopolitical wake-up call to European leaders, our analysis focuses on the promise and relative weaknesses of law and policy solutions as well as institutional arrangements the EU has put in place to protect European democracies from foreign interference.
Last week on Thursday, the European Commission demanded documents related to X’s “recommender systems,” which suggest content to users. Also Read: Is Elon Musk’s Mental Health a Cause for Concern? Biographer Thinks So “Today we are taking further ...
The European Commission has intensified its investigation into Elon Musk's social media network, X, concerning potential breaches of EU content moderation rules. The Commission has requested internal documentation and information on recommender systems from X amid accusations of political interference by Musk.
Elon Musk's "Make Europe Great Again" slogan sparks backlash from European leaders, who criticize it as unwelcome interference and tone-deaf rhetoric.
Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, The Hindu newspaper reported, citing news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).