EU fines China’s Temu €200M over illegal products

Fine is largest so far under the bloc’s platforms regulation, the Digital Services Act.

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Von der Leyen, Hillary Clinton back new push to childproof AI

New Youth AI Safety Institute plans to rate AI products based on how kids-friendly they are.

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Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels’ age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is “technically ready.”

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What does the future of 🇪🇺 #ConsumerPolicy look like?

@CCIAeurope has 4 key suggestions for the @EU_Commission’s upcoming #ConsumerAgenda 2025-2030:

1️⃣ Guarantee effective and coordinated #enforcement
2️⃣ Advance regulatory #simplification and legal coherence

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You do you, EU tells Macron on banning social media for kids

French president dials up pressure on EU over age verification.

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Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France

French government also wants to ban websites selling knives to children.

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Pornhub to suspend porn in France

Porn industry giant protests Paris’ measures to verify the age of users.

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X challenges German court decision that forces it to share election data

Elon Musk’s X has challenged a German court decision that instructed the platform to share data with researchers, the court confirmed to POLITICO. In an urgent injunction, the Berlin Regional…

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Spain fines low-cost airlines €179M over cabin baggage and seat charges

Ryanair alone was fined €107M.

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Oasis fiasco prompts UK Ticketmaster probe

Competition and Markets Authority looks back in anger after “dynamic pricing” row.

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