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Brussels Has Opinions About Your Social Media Feed
The same law that polices what Europe can post online now polices how the apps are built, and Meta is the test case.
EU Targets VPNs in EU Age Verification Push
Brussels wants to close the VPN loophole, even as it insists its official age verification app remains a mere suggestion.
EU Pushes Meta Toward Digital ID and Age Verification Under DSA, Threatens 6% Revenue Fine
Brussels just told Meta that asking users their birthday isn’t a verification system and the fix means every social media account becomes either a behavioral surveillance file or a government ID check.
EU Pushes Age Verification App for All States
Brussels wants every member state shipping its age verification app by year’s end, three months after a security researcher cracked it in under two minutes.
Polish Deputy Minister Urges EU Investigation Into TikTok Over Videos Promoting “Polexit”
The push to investigate TikTok over anti-EU videos turns algorithmic oversight into Europe’s new battleground for political speech.
Digital IDs and AI Dreams: How Canada and Europe Plan to Sync the Future
As Europe and Canada link their digital identity and AI systems, the line between secure connectivity and centralized oversight grows increasingly thin.
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140+ Million Amid Free Speech Clash
Brussels just added another American platform to its list of speech offenders.
EU Accuses Meta and TikTok of Breaking Europe’s Online Censorship Law
The EU claims Meta’s “dark patterns” discourage users from flagging material.
EU Launches New Push for Digital ID Age Checks and Big Tech Probe Under Digital Services Act
Compulsory age checks mark a quiet but seismic move toward digital identity becoming the price of admission online.
Congress Calls Out the EU’s Censorship Laws for Crossing the Line
US lawmakers warn that EU speech rules are creeping across borders, reshaping what billions can say online.
EU Commissioner Defends EU’s Censorship Law While Downplaying Brussels’ Indirect Influence Over Online Speech
Behind claims of transparency and platform autonomy lies a regulatory maze where silence is the safest option.
MEPs, ADF International, and US Voices Convene to Challenge EU Censorship Law
European lawmakers brace for a showdown over censorship as the DSA faces its fiercest transatlantic scrutiny yet.
