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,

The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation

Chinese technology firms, including TikTok, face mounting pressure in Europe as compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes centre stage. The latest privacy complaints filed by advocacy group Noyb (None Of Your Business) could potentially result in fines amounting to 4% of the global revenue for each company.

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.

Also last month, European Union regulators opened an investigation into whether TikTok breached the EU’s online safety and fairness rules by failing to prevent alleged Russian interference in Romania’s presidential election. TikTok said it had “prote ...

EU privacy complaints have been lodged against TikTok and five other Chinese companies, raising concerns over data protection practices.

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The Federal Network Agency invited platform operators to a round table with the EU Commission in Berlin. The aim was to protect the integrity of the election.

Top tech companies like X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube have signed a voluntary commitment to make efforts to prevent illegal hate speech (as defined by European Union laws) on their platforms in the EU.

Apple's Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are among the Big Tech leaders planning to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to media reports on Wednesday.

TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb, which alleged the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.

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