The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

The European Commission has completed its initial probe into social media platform X and will soon decide to impose a fine worth millions of euros, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday,

The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., describing their cases against American companies as “a form of taxation.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media

A suspension for Elon Musk-owned social network X in the European Union could be more difficult than some politicians have suggested and at worst only temporary, experts told AFP.

The EU on Friday demanded X hand over more details about its algorithms and any future changes as part of its wide-ranging probe into the platform, as Elon Musk's outbursts on European politics ramp up pressure for the bloc to act.

The EU has sought X’s commercial APIs and Internal documentation related to content moderation and account virality.

President Trump has selected Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO who he attempted to install in his first White House Cabinet, as his pick for ambassador to the European Union. Trump

“We are currently assessing if the scope is large enough,” the European Commission's Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen told Bloomberg TV when asked about the ongoing probe X is facing under the EU's Digital Services Act, or DSA.