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The good news is, lower-income states are catching up

December 26, 2025 7:31 am

This loan programme is well-suited to the task. It is ring-fenced for state capex and cannot be diverted to other uses. It crowds in states’ own capital spending and complements the central government’s capex

Meta AI lands in Europe after year-long regulatory delay

March 20, 2025 2:00 pm

The version of Meta AI being introduced in Europe will be text-only and cannot be used to generate or edit images for now.

From GDPR to AI Act, here’s a brief overview of the top EU tech laws

July 11, 2024 8:32 am

Take an introductory look at the latest wave of tech legislation introduced by the EU to curb the dominance of Big Tech.

Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

October 31, 2023 9:46 am

The monthly subscription plans for users in the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland, will cost 9.99 euros ($10.58) for web users, while iOS and Android users will have to shell out 12.99 euros a month.

Don’t Judge Us on Our Fines, Meta’s EU Data Watchdog Pleads

February 24, 2022 12:49 pm

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, empowers EU data regulators to levy penalties of as much as 4% of a company’s annual revenue for the most serious violations.

Fines for European privacy breaches reach 114 mn euros: Report

January 20, 2020 9:03 am

European regulators have imposed 114 million euros ($126 million) in fines for data breaches since tougher privacy rules came into force in mid-2018

Can governments control social media? Or can users?

November 19, 2019 5:12 pm

There is a need for cooperative responsibility in the realisation of public values in societal sectors, centered on online platforms.

Europe's new data law upends global online advertising

August 23, 2018 3:21 pm

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) seems to have taken its toll on online advertisers, as data privacy laws get more teeth from these rules.

AI tips off regulators to possible EU data privacy faults

July 05, 2018 3:27 pm

Consumer groups in the European Union have used Claudette, an artificial intelligence (AI) system, to show that internet companies have problematic clauses in their privacy statements.

Facebook, Google targeted among 19 pan-EU privacy complaints

June 14, 2018 4:17 pm

Privacy regulators across Europe now enjoy the same powers to mete out fines of as much as 4 per cent of worldwide annual sales for serious violations.

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