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The Great Data Standoff: Researchers vs. Platforms Under the Digital Services Act
arXiv:2505.01122v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: To facilitate accountability and transparency, the Digital Services Act (DSA) sets up a process through which Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) need to grant vetted researchers access to their internal data (Article 40(4)). Operationalising such access is challenging for at least two reasons. First, data access is only available for research on systemic risks affecting European citizens, a concept with high levels of legal uncertainty.
Temu faces €200m EU fine over toxic, unsafe products
The European Union has slapped a €200 million fine on Chinese retailer Temu for selling products considered toxic or unsafe, including baby toys and electronics. The e-commerce giant disputes the ruling, which came under the EU's Digital Services Act, requiring online platforms to protect consumers from harmful content or products. Also in the show: Global air travel dips for the first time since the pandemic, and France is set to reimburse the cost of weight-loss drugs for obese patients.
The EU thinks Meta isn't doing enough to protect children
The EU thinks Meta isn't doing enough to protect children The European Commission is inching closer to fining Meta for violating the Digital Services Act based on the preliminary findings of an EU investigation, The Financial Times reports. According to the Commission, Instagram and Facebook may have breached the DSA by failing to adequately prevent minors from using their respective platforms. Meta's terms and conditions require users to be at least 13 years of age to access Facebook and...
EU court partially sides with Meta in a blow to the European Commission
The EU's General Court has annulled Facebook Marketplace's gatekeeper designation under the Digital Markets Act — but the ruling is largely procedural, as the Commission had already stripped the platform of that status a year earlier. The General Court of the European Union annulled the European Commission's "gatekeeper" designation for Facebook Marketplace, finding that the EU executive failed to adequately justify the designation. The court's ruling, issued on Wednesday in Luxembourg,...
Pastor convicted for preaching John 3:16 near hospital files appeal, warns of free speech precedent
A retired pastor who was convicted and fined for preaching a gospel sermon near a hospital in Northern Ireland is appealing his conviction. On May 7, a judge found Clive Johnston, 78, breached Northern Ireland's Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act when he preached a sermon on John 3:16 near Coleraine's Causeway Hospital in July 2024.The buffer zone law prohibits "influencing," "preventing or impeding access," or "causing harassment, alarm or distress" to a protected person within 100...
The Global Landscape of Environmental AI Regulation: From the Cost of Reasoning to a Right to Green AI
arXiv:2603.00068v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) systems impose substantial and growing environmental costs, yet transparency about these impacts has declined even as their deployment has accelerated. This paper makes three contributions. First, we collate empirical evidence that generative Web search and reasoning models - which have proliferated in 2025 - come with much higher cumulative environmental impacts than previous generations of AI approaches.
EU launches major tech push to break US and China dependence
The EU is betting big on cloud computing and chips to reduce its technological dependence on the US and China, and to re-enter the global tech race. But whether it will succeed and how the two superpowers will react remain open questions. The European Commission has presented a sweeping package to boost homegrown technologies and reduce dependency on American and Chinese companies.
Accounts linked to EU-sanctioned figures displayed monetisation tools after sanctions, report finds
Researchers from the Dutch non-profit WHAT TO FIX found monetisation tools were still active on social media accounts linked to three individuals sanctioned by the EU over pro-Russian interference activities. Several accounts have since been removed. Social media accounts linked to three individuals sanctioned by the European Union for pro-Russian foreign interference activities continued to display tools on their profiles after sanctions were imposed, according to a report by Dutch tech and...
Meta is using AI bone structure analysis to detect and remove underaged users
Meta is using AI bone structure analysis to detect and remove underaged users Meta has shared more details about what it's doing to keep kids aged under 13 off of Facebook and Instagram. Along with using artificial intelligence systems to look for contextual clues (like mentions of a school grade or birthday celebrations in profiles, posts and captions), the company says it's employing visual analysis techniques. It will scan photos and videos to look for additional indicators of a person's age.