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Dutch government says children should not have access to TikTok, Instagram before 15

Dutch government says children should not have access to TikTok, Instagram before 15

The Netherlands is the latest country to issue guidelines for minors online.

June 17, 2025 9:05 pm CET
Iran orders officials to ditch connected devices
Ukrainians to get cheap calls, texts in EU from 2026
Trump blasts EU over ‘unfair’ trade offer
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EU’s waffle on artificial intelligence law creates huge headache

Industry, lawmakers and safety campaigners begin new lobbying scramble as AI laws are revisited.

June 16, 2025 4:30 am CET

Why Macron is obsessed with banning social media for kids

The subject is not new, but it does allow the French president to wield more influence on a domestic issue than usual.

June 13, 2025 5:28 pm CET

Forget the G7. Now it’s the G6 vs. Trump.

Western leaders want to jointly pressure Donald Trump to cease his economic war against them, so that they can (finally) cooperate on pressing issues like Russia.

June 13, 2025 6:00 am CET

EU and China eye July 24-25 for summit

The meeting in China would mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, and comes amid rising global trade tensions.

June 12, 2025 12:13 pm CET

Macron wants to ban kids from social media. Can he?

France faces a tricky legal and technological challenge to make a social media prohibition for under-15s happen. 

June 12, 2025 8:03 am CET

French drivers sue Tesla over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics

EV tycoon drives owners to distraction with his embrace of far-right positions.

June 11, 2025 5:03 pm CET

French and German lawmakers push for joint border controls

Parliamentarians from both countries are vowing closer cooperation on a range of issues — from the border to AI — in a bid to repair strained ties.

June 11, 2025 4:06 pm CET

You do you, EU tells Macron on banning social media for kids

French president dials up pressure on EU over age verification.

June 11, 2025 2:02 pm CET

X, Bluesky and Reddit in France’s crosshairs amid porn clampdown

The government wants platforms to remove adult content or implement stricter age verification controls.

June 11, 2025 4:00 am CET

Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France

French government also wants to ban websites selling knives to children.

June 11, 2025 1:01 am CET

The global impact of Trump vs. Musk

Musk’s satellite internet company is in 130 countries, thanks in part to White House support. If he’s on the outs, then what?

June 10, 2025 5:41 am CET

France considers requiring Musk’s X to verify users’ age

“X has indicated since 2024 that it accepts the distribution of pornographic content. It must therefore be treated as such,” Digital Minister Clara Chappaz’s office said.

June 9, 2025 4:25 am CET
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UK judge sounds alarm on AI misuse in courts

The warning comes after so-called hallucinations — AI-generated fictions — have cropped up at big law firms.

June 7, 2025 1:39 pm CET

EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback 

A renewed offer to scrap tariffs on industrial goods “won’t fly” with Washington, says an official from one EU country.

June 6, 2025 6:57 pm CET

EU could postpone flagship AI rules, tech chief says

Amid guidance delays “we should not rule out postponing some parts of the AI Act,” Henna Virkkunen tells meeting in Luxembourg.

June 6, 2025 3:19 pm CET

French equality minister launches war with Big Tech, flabbergasting digital ministry

Aurore Bergé’s public scolding of industry representatives left insiders shocked and sent Clara Chappaz scrambling to clean up the damage.

June 6, 2025 4:40 am CET

ECB cuts again as it heads into an uncertain future

The central bank expects big spending programs at home to offset weaker demand for eurozone exports.

June 5, 2025 2:26 pm CET

VPN signups surge after Pornhub pulls out of France

Parent company of Pornhub, Redtube and YouPorn suspended the sites for French users on Wednesday.

June 5, 2025 12:10 pm CET

Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ rules breach EU law, top court adviser says

Legal opinion bolsters EU’s challenge against Viktor Orbán’s conservative culture war.

June 5, 2025 10:53 am CET

Europe’s dream to wean off US tech gets reality check

As the Trump administration plays hardball, a new EU strategy puts collaboration front and center.

June 5, 2025 4:20 am CET

China helps Russia pull ahead in lethal drone war race with Ukraine

Beijing denies helping Moscow, but Russia is scaling up both the production and the sophistication of its drones.

June 5, 2025 4:18 am CET

Trump’s steel tariff raise misses real target, says EU

“Let’s not target each other” on metals duties, Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič urges after meeting U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Paris.

June 4, 2025 1:47 pm CET

Microsoft didn’t cut services to International Criminal Court, its president says

Chief prosecutor’s email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a “kill switch” through U.S. tech giants abroad.

June 4, 2025 12:45 pm CET

How AI and copyright turned into a political nightmare for Labour

How an initially uncontroversial data bill became a political football — and radicalized Elton John.

June 4, 2025 7:00 am CET
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