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Government & Policy
Meta and Snap latest to get EU request for info on child safety, as bloc shoots for ‘unprecedented’ transparency
8:59 am PST • November 10, 2023
Meta and Snap are the latest tech firms to get formal requests for information (RFI) from the European Commission about the steps they’re taking to safeguard minors on their platforms…
AI
Meta confirms AI ‘off-switch’ incoming to Facebook, Instagram in Europe
5:29 am PDT • August 22, 2023
Meta has confirmed that non-personalized content feeds are incoming on Facebook and Instagram in the European Union ahead of the August 25 deadline for compliance with the bloc’s rebooted digital…
Government & Policy
Meta warned it faces ‘heavy sanctions’ in EU if it fails to fix child protection issues on Instagram
9:03 am PDT • June 8, 2023
The European Union has fired a blunt warning at Meta, saying it must quickly clean up its act on child protection or face the risk of “heavy sanctions”. The warning…
