Hacker News with Generative AI: European Union

EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation (theguardian.com)
The European Commission has asked X to hand over internal documents about its algorithms, as it steps up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform has breached EU rules on content moderation.

Social Media, Regulation, Algorithms, European Union

5 points by uxhacker 7 hours ago | 0 comments

European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents (arstechnica.com)
Brussels has ordered Elon Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to recommendations on X, stepping up an investigation into the role of the social media platform in European politics.

Social Media, Regulation, European Union, Elon Musk, Transparency

9 points by nemoniac 10 hours ago | 0 comments

E.U. steps up probe into Elon Musk's X over content moderation (nbcnews.com)
The European Commission said on Friday it was stepping up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media network X breached EU rules on content moderation with requests for information and an order for it to retain relevant documents.

Elon Musk, Social Media, Content Moderation, European Union, Law

8 points by rntn 12 hours ago | 0 comments

Spain proposes 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents (theguardian.com)
Spain has announced plans to impose a tax of up to 100% on real estate bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK, in an aim to tackle the country’s housing crisis.

Spain, Real Estate, Taxes, Housing Crisis, European Union

162 points by vinni2 4 days ago | 265 comments

Iceland Sees EU Support Rise as Government Promises Referendum (bloomberg.com)
Support for joining the European Union is increasing in Iceland after the nation’s new government said it plans to hold a referendum on re-engaging in membership talks.

Politics, Iceland, European Union, Referendum

4 points by JumpCrisscross 8 days ago | 0 comments

Romanians and Bulgarians Can Now Travel the EU by Land Passport-Free (bloomberg.com)
Bulgaria and Romania rang in the New Year with full entry to the European Union’s passport-free Schengen area, promising a fresh boost to their economies.

Romania, Bulgaria, European Union, Travel, Schengen Area

3 points by toomuchtodo 17 days ago | 1 comments

Can dumb 'smart' TVs be the EU's next target, please? (thenational.scot)
IT was packaged by the European Commission as a belated Christmas gift – new regulations that mean all new small and medium-sized electronic devices sold in the EU will use the same charging cable.

Consumer Technology, Regulations, European Union, Sustainability

13 points by this_weekend 17 days ago | 7 comments

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes (npr.org)
Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

Public Health, Environment, E-Cigarettes, Belgium, European Union

179 points by geox 19 days ago | 122 comments

Transparency? Not from the European Commission (38C3) [video] (media.ccc.de)
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union with the duty to uphold the law. The transparency of the Commission´s actions and decisions range from questionable to abysmal.

Transparency, European Union, Politics, Government, Law

7 points by DyslexicAtheist 20 days ago | 0 comments

EC proposed measures for Apple interoperability requests [pdf] (europa.eu)

Apple, Interoperability, European Union, Regulations, Technology

5 points by comex 30 days ago | 1 comments

Apple Says Meta Is Making Unreasonable Interoperability Requests Under EU's DMA (macrumors.com)
Apple today said that Meta has made 15 interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union, which is more than any other country.

Apple, Meta, European Union, Interoperability

52 points by impish9208 30 days ago | 61 comments

Europe's Starlink competitor is go (theverge.com)
The EU has signed a deal for its IRIS² constellation of 290 communication satellites that will operate in both medium and low Earth orbit.

Space Exploration, Satellite Technology, European Union, Competition

12 points by peutetre 31 days ago | 12 comments

EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival Starlink (techcrunch.com)
The European Union is forging ahead with plans for a constellation of internet satellites to rival Elon Musk-owned Starlink, after signing a €10.6 billion ($11.1B) deal to launch nearly 300 satellites into low- and medium-Earth orbits by 2030.

Space Exploration, Satellite Technology, Government Projects, Competition, European Union

61 points by gniting 33 days ago | 35 comments

Controversial EU ad campaign on X broke bloc's own privacy rules (techcrunch.com)
The European Union’s executive body is facing an embarrassing privacy scandal after it was confirmed on Friday that a Commission ad campaign on X (formerly Twitter) breached the EU’s own data protection rules.

Privacy, European Union, Social Media, Advertising, Data Protection

4 points by marc__1 35 days ago | 0 comments

Illegal Political Microtargeting by EU Commission (noyb.eu)
noyb win against European Commission: EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor) issues decision finding that the European Commission has illegally targeted advertisement on citizens using "sensitive" personal data on their political views.

Politics, Data Privacy, European Union, Law

5 points by latexr 35 days ago | 1 comments

Bluesky Says It Will Comply with EU Rules After Being Called Out (bloomberg.com)
Bluesky said it’s working to comply with European Union rules after the bloc accused the fast-growing social media platform of flouting its digital regulations.

Social Media, European Union, Regulation, Compliance

5 points by RobinHirst11 48 days ago | 0 comments

NGI Projects adopt Mastodon and PeerTube as main communication channels (ngi.eu)

Social Media, Open Source, European Union, Technology

9 points by ZacnyLos 50 days ago | 1 comments

China's emissions have now caused more global warming than EU – Carbon Brief (carbonbrief.org)
China’s historical emissions within its borders have now caused more global warming than the 27 member states of the EU combined, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.

Climate Change, Emissions, China, European Union, Environmental Science

10 points by loongloong 54 days ago | 5 comments

Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces (techcrunch.com)
Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index.

Privacy, Search Engines, European Union, Sustainability

6 points by dotcoma 65 days ago | 0 comments

Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, iTunes Stores (yahoo.com)
Apple Inc. was notified by the European Union that its geo-blocking practices are potentially in breach of consumer protection rules, adding to the iPhone maker’s regulatory issues in the bloc.

Apple, European Union, Geo-Blocking, Consumer Protection, App Stores

3 points by dmitrygr 66 days ago | 0 comments

Apple Under Pressure to Remove Geo-Blocking Restrictions in the EU (macrumors.com)
The European Union has notified Apple that it may be violating EU anti-geo-blocking regulations with practices regarding its media services, giving the company one month to respond.

Apple, European Union, Geo-Blocking, Antitrust

4 points by tosh 66 days ago | 0 comments

JD Vance: US could drop support for NATO if EU regulates Musk's platforms (independent.co.uk)
JD Vance has suggested that American support for NATO should be predicated on the European Union not regulating Elon Musk and his X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.

Politics, International Relations, Social Media, NATO, European Union

10 points by gniting 69 days ago | 4 comments

EU Plans to Fine Apple for Anticompetitive App Store Practices (macrumors.com)
The European Commission plans to fine Apple for not adequately complying with Digital Markets Act (DMA) requirements for the App Store, reports Bloomberg.

Antitrust, Apple, European Union, App Store

10 points by impish9208 73 days ago | 0 comments

Apple to Face First EU Fine Under Bloc's Digital Markets Act (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. is set to face the first-ever fine under the European Union’s new digital antitrust rules for Big Tech, representing an escalation of a clash with regulators over the dominance of its hugely profitable App Store.

Apple, Antitrust, European Union, Big Tech

61 points by mfiguiere 73 days ago | 47 comments

EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown (theguardian.com)
The EU’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% last year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found, as the continent continues to close down coal-fired power plants and make more electricity from sun and wind.

Climate Change, Environment, Renewable Energy, European Union

7 points by doener 78 days ago | 1 comments

EU Digital Markets Act: Litigation Against Apple (fsfe.org)
The FSFE is intervening for Free Software in a key court case involving Apple and the European Commission.

Free Software, Law, Apple, European Union

22 points by Symbiote 82 days ago | 8 comments

iOS 18.2 Lets EU Users Delete App Store, Safari, Messages, Camera and Photos (macrumors.com)
With iOS 18.2, iPhone users in the European Union can fully delete a number of core apps, including the App Store, Safari, Messages, Camera, and Photos.

iOS, Operating Systems, Privacy, European Union, Apple

154 points by sandwichsphinx 86 days ago | 230 comments

Russia paying people to vote against joining EU, Moldova warns (politico.eu)
Moscow has built a “mafia-style” network to distribute cash ahead of a critical referendum on the country’s future, top Moldovan officials told POLITICO.

Politics, Moldova, Russia, European Union, Referendum

9 points by yakshaving_jgt 88 days ago | 4 comments

EU considers calculating X fines by including revenue from Musk's other firms (arstechnica.com)
European Union regulators warned Elon Musk's X platform that it may calculate fines by including revenue from Musk's other companies, including SpaceX, according to a Bloomberg article published today.

European Union, Regulation, Elon Musk, Twitter, Business

6 points by doener 91 days ago | 3 comments

EU considers calculating X fines by including revenue from Musk's other firms (arstechnica.com)
European Union regulators warned Elon Musk's X platform that it may calculate fines by including revenue from Musk's other companies, including SpaceX, according to a Bloomberg article published today.

European Union, Elon Musk, Social Media, Business, Regulation

13 points by stalfosknight 92 days ago | 5 comments