The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

Major tech firms, including Meta and Google, have committed to enhanced measures against online hate speech under a revised code of conduct aligned with the EU's Digital Services Act. This initiative emphasizes accountability and transparency in monitoring hate speech.

Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct that will now be integrated into EU tech rules,

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, X, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Dailymotion, Jeuxvideo.com, Rakuten Viber, and Microsoft-hosted consumer services have all signed the “Code

Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle ... code of conduct to fight what the 27-nation bloc considers illegal hate speech, the European Commission said. "In Europe there is no place for illegal hate, either ...

Other signatories to the voluntary code set up in May 2016 are Dailymotion, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft hosted consumer services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok and Twitch

The OBR believes spending on these benefits will rise from £75bn this year to more than £100bn by the end of the decade. Reeves on Wednesday vowed to make tough decisions on welfare that others have “ducked for too long”, including the “rising cost of health and disability benefits”. A highly anticipated green paper on the issue is expected soon.

The European Union will look at ways it can support carmakers as many face the prospect of billions of euros of fines for failing to meet emissions targets this year.

Multiple countries, including New Zealand and Australia, are trying to use tax and competition rules to stem the growing power of big tech.

Google is set to fight for the last time against the big $4.33 billion antitrust fine imposed by the EU in 2018 over its Android business.

Europe's "greening" policies were not well-thought-out public policies, but an ideology followed blindly on the model of shock therapy, and this must stop, and the economy must be rebuilt on solid, competitive,

Zuckerberg’s decision may have been an effort to court U.S. President Donald Trump, who has frequently railed against the media and Big Tech firms. According to the New York Times, the tech tycoon rolled out his new direction abruptly, blindsiding many of his staff.