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2019-04-15

EU Approves Controversial Copyright Directive

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Today the Council of the European Union gave its green light to the new Copyright Directive which will bring concrete benefits to citizens...
2019-03-26

European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Law

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Creatives and news publishers will be empowered to negotiate with internet giants thanks to new copyright rules which also contain saf...
2019-02-05

EU report: tech firms are now assessing 89% of flagged content within 24 hours and 72% of such illegal hate speech is removed, up from 40% and 28% in 2016

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The fourth evaluation on the EU Code of Conduct shows that this Commission initiative delivers successful results. IT companies are now ...
2018-10-26

The European Parliament adopts a resolution calling for an EU audit of Facebook's data protection and user security protocols

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As follow-up action to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, MEPs call for a full audit on Facebook and new measures against election ...
2018-10-20

EU Commission approves Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub

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The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft. The Commission conclu...
2018-07-18

Google fined a record €4.3B (~$5B) by the EU for Android antitrust violations

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The European Commission has fined Google €4.34 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Since 2011, Google has imposed illegal restrictio...
2018-07-05

Next Ventures Announce Continued Investment Into Europe’s Leading Tech Hub Amsterdam

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Due to continued growth Next Ventures, the IT recruitment specialist, have moved their Netherlands subsidiary Next Ventures BV to new ...
2018-03-21

EU proposes major new tax on big tech companies

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The European Commission proposes a 3% tax on EU revenues of companies with global annual revenues of €750M+, like Google, Facebook, an...
2018-03-02

EU to tech companies: you have one hour to remove terrorist content

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EU announces guidelines mandating that tech firms remove terror content within one hour of it being flagged by law enforcement or Euro...
2018-02-20

European Over-the-top (OTT) Video Equipment Market Report 2018

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The "European Over-the-top (OTT) Video Equipment Market Outlook, 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's of...
2018-02-07

Apple's Shazam takeover triggers competition

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Apple's Shazam takeover triggers competition review by the European Commission, following request by seven European countries  ...
2018-01-24

EU fines Qualcomm $1.2 billion for paying Apple to not use rival manufacturers' LTE chips

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EU fines Qualcomm €997M for abusing market dominance, says it paid Apple to buy LTE baseband chipsets from Qualcomm exclusively; Qualc...
2018-01-22

Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe

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Facebook to spend €10M expanding its French AI center, doubling Paris-based team to 60, and will also open digital training centers in...
2018-01-21

EU says tech companies show “continued improvement” at removing hate speech

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EU says social networks remove 70% of hate speech, up from 59% in May, review 81% of reported content within 24 hours; Instagram and G...
2017-10-04

EU orders Amazon to pay back 250 million euros in taxes to Luxembourg

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European Commission orders Amazon to pay back about €250M in taxes to Luxembourg, saying it had been given “sweetheart” tax advantage ...
2017-07-24

Drone registration coming to the UK

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UK government plans to require drones weighing 250g or more be registered; drone owners will need to take a drone safety awareness tes...
2017-06-15

EU roaming charges now officially dropped

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Mobile roaming charges now dropped across 28 EU countries, for users living in an EU country for at least 8 months each year As of t...
2017-05-18

Facebook fined $122 million by EU over misleading WhatsApp information

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EU fines Facebook $122.4M for providing misleading information during acquisition that it could not automatically match user accounts ...
2016-08-31

Tim Cook Posts Public Letter Addressing EU Ruling That Apple Owes Billions in Unpaid Taxes

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You can read the full letter below... ----- Thirty-six years ago, long before introducing iPhone, iPod or even the Mac, Steve Jobs es...

EU Orders Ireland to Recover Up to €13 Billion in Unpaid Taxes From Apple

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Following an in-depth state aid investigation launched in June 2014, the European Commission has concluded that two tax rulings issued ...