If Meta were to fire its fact checkers in the EU, as it announced yesterday it would in the US, it needs to submit a risk assessment to the European Commission first, a spokesperson for the EU institution said.

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

The Digital Services Act (DSA) does not regulate what is illegal. It requires mechanisms against illegal content. Fact checkers don't have to be.

Meta may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes, according to a court filing by the U.

The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple , Meta and Alphabet's Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Zuckerberg has called on Trump to protect US companies from EU fines – following Meta's moderation policy reversal last week.

Meta is studying how halting fact checking on its platforms would fare under EU law, a French minister said Wednesday, although the change so far only affects the US. Meta stunned the social media ...

Meta Platforms Inc. offered to publish listings from classified ads rival eBay Inc. on Facebook Marketplace in an effort to comply with a landmark European Union antitrust order that was accompanied by a €798 million ($822 million) fine. The Menlo Park ...

Meta says it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service. It's trying out a possible way to resolve European Union charges of anticompetitive behavior.

Max Schrems has pursued legal action against Big Tech firms that breach EU data law. These complaints have typically targeted Meta

Meta has begun to work with eBay and the EU after being slammed with a massive €800 million fine for anti-competitive behaviours.

The EU ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook's sprawling social media platform in November 2024.