Brussels to push ahead with enforcing digital rules on Big Tech groups but with low financial penalties for breaches
European Commission considers softening parts of law that could spare Big Tech from key elements
EU continues Big Tech crackdown under landmark Digital Markets Act
Also in this newsletter: Brussels sets the record straight on women’s rights
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
The risks of a backlash are rising and could galvanise European competitors
US groups such as Meta emboldened in effort to water down regulations on AI and market dominance
Henna Virkkunen says efforts to cut red tape are not prompted by US pressure
Trump’s tech oligarchs are afraid of Europe’s regulatory power — as they should be
EU moves forward with enforcing AI Act despite Trump’s warnings
Brussels issues regulatory guidance, even as US president threatens retaliation over treatment of Big Tech
Proposed customs reform would allow officials to better inspect and control packages from China
Also in this newsletter: How Friedrich Merz’s migration proposals are shaking up the German election campaign
Request follows complaints from politicians about Elon Musk’s platform boosting far-right AfD party
Tech groups urge Donald Trump to intervene against overzealous European regulation
Latest example of post-Brexit ‘regulatory divergence’ could cause friction in tech sector
Free speech push, now backed by Meta’s Zuckerberg, risks spread of disinformation
Chinese social media platform suspected of failing to tackle risks of manipulation linked to Russia
Brussels considering a tax to slow surge of goods sold on sites that evade custom duties and checks
Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says
Penalty would increase dramatically if regulators took into account revenues from billionaire’s other companies
Search giant seeks antitrust probe of Big Tech rival over dominance of Azure platform
EU’s General Court annuls financial penalty against search giant in legal victory for Big Tech in the bloc
Brussels claims Facebook is breaking the law and undermining rivals with its free Marketplace services
Tech giant’s PaLM2 is the latest target of scrutiny from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission
