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Brussels Moves to Force Meta and TikTok to Redesign 'Addictive' Apps Amid EU Child Safety Law

The European Commission is urging Meta and TikTok to alter addictive features on their platforms, as part of a broader EU initiative to regulate children's access to social media.

International Business Times UK

The Push For Age Limits In Social Media Use Is Growing. Europe Is Now Joining The List

The European Commission plans to introduce age-based restrictions on children's access to social media as governments worldwide tighten online safety rules.

International Business Times

Full ban on Israeli settlement trade gets ‘most support’ from EU countries, Kallas says

EU foreign ministers overwhelmingly backed clamping down on EU trade with Israeli settlements during closed-door discussions on Monday, with an official source saying the biggest cohort of countries supported passing new measures without requiring the unanimous backing of all member states.

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No, the EU is not about to censor access to the internet

Viral claims that the EU is introducing an "internet passport" to control or censor internet access are misleading. They misrepresent the European Commission's planned age-verification app.

Euronews

Brussels accused of ‘delay tactics’ ahead of talks on banning Israeli settlement trade

The EU’s foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday to consider proposals to restrict or ban trade with Israeli settlements, but some countries are privately accusing the European Commission of dragging its feet.

Euronews

Experts to deliver verdict on EU social media controls for children

An expert committee is due to deliver its recommendations on Monday on how the European Union should regulate children's access to social media, including a potential blanket ban. More than 20 countries worldwide, including France, have already implemented or proposed age restrictions.

Radio France Internationale

EU ministers to debate curbing trade with Israeli settlements

European Union foreign ministers will discuss new measures against Israeli settlements. The European Commission paper suggests three options for trade restrictions. Member states have growing pressure to act on settlement expansion. The International Court of Justice previously ruled settlements illegal. A formal decision on trade curbs is not expected on…

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Venice Biennale Russian pavilion: EU Commission confirms funding withdrawal

The reasons given by the Biennale were deemed insufficient, and the Commission has moved to withdraw funding over the reopening of the Russian pavilion, drawing harsh criticism in Brussels from the League.

Euronews

EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Foreign ministers will discuss options on Monday but decision on imports is not expected for months

The Guardian - UK

EU Says Meta Broke Digital Rules Over Instagram and Facebook Features. It Could Face Penalties

Meta has been found in preliminary breach of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) after regulators concluded that several design features on Instagram and Facebook encourage excessive use and fail to adequately protect children and vulnerable users.

International Business Times

Meta Could Face Billions in Fines as EU Cracks Down on 'Addictive' Facebook and Instagram Features

The European Union (EU) has accused Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) of violating its digital laws due to the ‘addictive’ designs of its Instagram and Facebook platforms.

Benzinga

Remove addictive features or pay fine: EU tells Meta to fix Instagram, Facebook

The European Commission has charged Meta Platforms with breaching EU digital law. Instagram and Facebook features are accused of keeping users hooked and addicted. Regulators demand changes or face significant fines for the company. Meta rejects the allegations, citing improved teen protections and parental controls. The company will continue engaging…

The Times of India

EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle 'addictive' design features

The European Commission has taken aim at infinite scroll and autoplay on Instagram and Facebook, finding that Meta failed to adequately mitigate the risks its platforms pose to users' mental health, including children.

Euronews

Worried about Flock cameras? All new cars in the EU now need to have a camera aimed at the driver's face in the latest privacy nightmare

Every new car sold in the EU must now include a driver-monitoring camera, sparking latest data privacy row

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Brussels eyes €200bn in savings by electrifying Europe's economy, draft reveals

While earlier EU climate strategies focused primarily on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the forthcoming electrification plan recasts the issue as one of economic competitiveness, highlighting its potential to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, according to a document seen by Euronews.

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Exclusive: Brussels puts trade ban with Israeli settlements on the table

The EU executive has laid out several options to further restrict EU imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, after a majority of EU foreign ministers called for clarifying what restrictive trade measures could be taken during a meeting in June.

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Labor Department submits revised ESG rule to White House

In this week’s edition of Economy and Society:

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Apple loses challenge over EU app store rules

Apple brought the action in an attempt to overturn the EU designating it a "gatekeeper", which requires it to open its App Store and iPhone operating system to greater competition from rival apps and services.

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The Independent UK

EU to delay new €20 pre-authorisation travel system after border queues

Sources say IT issues affecting new system and long EES border queues have delayed next rollout phase

Euronews

'Portugal is an energy island and needs more flexibility,' minister says

The Portuguese government argues that because limited connections isolate Iberia from the European grid, the country faces many of the same challenges as the EU's outermost regions and deserves compensation for the lack of interconnections.

Euronews

Has online shopping from outside the EU become more expensive?

Several social media users are claiming that online shopping has become more expensive because of a new EU import charge. The Cube takes a look.

Radio France Internationale

EU warns France under-15 social media bill could breach European law

The European Commission has warned that a French bill that would ban children under the age of 15 from social media would infringe the European Union’s online content law by giving French regulators powers that go beyond the bloc’s legal framework.

The Economic Times

EU tells France to amend social media ban law

The EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc's rules if approved in its current form. But the European Commission, the bloc's executive, said in a formal written opinion that the French draft law overlaps with the EU's online…

Euronews

EU demands fairness and transparency after FIFA's Balogun reversal

"We support the principle of fair play and transparent competition," the European Commission said as fury at FIFA intensifies.

The Independent UK

EU airport boss blames EES design for long border queues

The boss of Rome Fiumicino claims that EES was developed with limited input from airport operators

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