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TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status

EU flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken, June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSTOCKHOLM, Nov 16 (Reuters) - TikTok on Thursday joined Meta (META.O) in appealing against the "gatekeeper" status under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an EU law that brings in tougher rules for tech companies and makes it easier for users to move between competing services.Meta on Wednesday challenged the "gatekeeper" designations for its Messenger and Marketplace platforms, but did not appeal against the status for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.The European Union...
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Musk’s X has a fraction of rivals’ content moderators, EU says

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X social media platform has just 2,294 content moderators to ensure users comply with EU online content rules, significantly fewer than Google (GOOGL.O) and TikTok, a senior European Commission official said on Friday.Adopted recently, the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) requires 19 very large online platforms and 2 very large...
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Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertising

Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsMeta could be fined up to 4% of its global turnoverMeta says in process of complyingOSLO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The European data regulator has agreed to extend a ban imposed by non-EU member Norway on "behavioural advertising" on Facebook and Instagram to cover all 30 countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area, it said on Wednesday.The ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a...
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