Engadget: Europe probes Shein’s addictive app design and illegal product sales. “EC officials are concerned about the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, as well as the potentially addictive design of its shopping experience. The Commission found fellow low-cost retailer Temu in violation of the Digital Services Act after a similar investigation last year.”

TechSpot: Europe is coming after infinite scroll – TikTok’s endless feed is now a legal problem. “The European Commission has formally accused TikTok of designing its product to be addictive – particularly for minors – and indicated that features such as infinite scroll may need to change. This marks the first time EU regulators have treated addictive design as a systemic risk under the […]

Engadget: WhatsApp might soon be subject to stricter scrutiny under the EU’s Digital Services Act. “Meta’s messaging app WhatsApp could soon be subject to deeper scrutiny (and punishment) under the European Commission’s Digital Services Act, Reuters reports. Because the app’s broadcasting feature WhatsApp Channels grew to around 51.7 million average monthly active users in the European Union in […]

The Register: EU won’t scrap tech regs just because Washington dislikes them. “The EU has pledged to stand firm against US threats following fines levied against Amercian tech companies for breaching recently introduced digital laws. In the last five years, the world’s richest trading bloc has introduced the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which regulates digital platforms, and the Digital Services […]

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Washington announced it banned former EU tech Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European activists from entering US soil, a decision Breton slammed as a "McCarthy's witch hunt".#Censorship #ThierryBreton #DigitalServicesActDSA
US visa ban targets ex-Commissioner Breton over alleged censorship

Engadget: X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account the day after major fine. “Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/09/engadget-x-shuts-down-the-european-commissions-ad-account-the-day-after-major-fine/

Associated Press: EU hits Elon Musk’s X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc’s social media law. “European Union regulators on Friday fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations that they said could leave users exposed to scams and manipulation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/05/associated-press-eu-hits-elon-musks-x-with-120-million-euro-fine-for-breaching-blocs-social-media-law/

Engadget: Ireland is investigating TikTok and LinkedIn for possible DSA violations. “Ireland’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, has announced investigations into both TikTok and LinkedIn for possible violations of the European Union’s Digital Services Act, Reuters reports. The investigations are focused on both platforms’ illegal content reporting features, which might not meet the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/engadget-ireland-is-investigating-tiktok-and-linkedin-for-possible-dsa-violations/

Engadget: WhatsApp will reportedly face further EU regulation. “WhatsApp is following in the footsteps of fellow Meta-owned companies, Instagram and Facebook. The European Commission will give WhatsApp’s open channels the designation of Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), Bloomberg reports. The Commission has yet to make a public announcement on the matter, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/13/engadget-whatsapp-will-reportedly-face-further-eu-regulation/