Under Digital Services Act, monitors will be allowed to report abusive language and platforms should respond in 1 day Online platform companies, including X and Meta, have signed up to a new code of conduct aimed at targeting online hate speech,
An Irish MEP is calling on the European Commission to examine if Meta's new content policy is against laws. Maria Walsh is raising concerns about a section which allows users allege an LGBTQ+ person is mentally ill. It was among parts of the policy that were changed earlier this month.
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple , Meta and Alphabet's Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it tries out a possible way to resolve European Union charges of anticompetitive behavior that the bloc leveled last year.
Bay’s stock ended Wednesday’s trading session up 9% after Meta announced that it will permit certain listings to appear on Facebook Marketplace, its well-known platform that links customers for local item pickups and other services.
The European Commission rejected on Wednesday Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that European Union data laws censored social media and said they only required large platforms to remove illegal content.
The European General Court recently determined that the European Commission must pay damages to an EU citizen for failing to comply with its own laws.
Shares of eBay surged Wednesday after Meta Platforms said some listings on the auction site will be included in Facebook Marketplace.
European politicians and advocacy groups say the region’s legislation will not dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies.
After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks.
Meta said on Wednesday it would launch a test in Germany, France and the United States that will enable buyers to browse listings from eBay on Facebook Marketplace and then complete their transactions on eBay.
They also accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage through ad-related data. “While we disagree with and continue to appeal the European Commission’s decision on Facebook Marketplace ...