Facebook, Google, Twitter and other online ad giants in Europe have signed up to a new, voluntary code of conduct to tackle disinformation online. The move comes as MEPs grow increasingly uneasy about potential disruption to next year’s European Parliament elections.
Following the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, and just 8 months ahead of the elections, MEPs are worried about malicious interference via Facebook.
Following the European Commission decision to take on Amazon and Facebook, Jennifer Baker is on the sofa to talk about the EU versus big tech.
The panel discusses the latest Brexit news as divorce negotiations between the UK and the EU move into a new, crucial phase, migration and the fate of Belgian fries.
The battle-lines have been drawn for several years, but as the European Parliament vote on copyright reform in the EU looms, both sides are bringing out the big guns.
In June, GDPR complaints reported by DPAs varied widely, from 756 in Poland and 1,124 in the U.K., to just two in Sweden, and only three in Belgium. So what is at the heart of such a discrepancy? The best answer seems …
Many of the biggest whistleblower disclosures of recent years have been international in nature – LuxLeaks and the Panama Papers in particular. As pointed out by the Greens in the European Parliament, there is a general European public interest that often supersedes …
The LuxLeaks revelations were unprecedented not only in the level of corruption they uncovered, but also in the vast array of journalists from different media organisations working together to uncover corruption.
While the U.S. was busy celebrating Independence Day July 4 with barbecues and fireworks, the European Parliament was debating the future of the Privacy Shield deal. The conclusion? Today, Parliament voted for its suspension. The non-binding resolution was passed 303 to …
#Malta & #Gozo take to the streets demanding an end to corruption 25 months after #DaphneCaruanaGalizia's assassination.
The masterminds remain at large. The subjects of her investigations remain protected in Government.
We'll keep fighting.
#Truth #Justice #Accountability 💪
No. They will use it to sell ads. https://t.co/UgLiiUQIEn
Tweets of the Week is out! 🇪🇺🐦
@vonderleyen’s new titles are a bit of a flop,
@donaldtusk #Brexit speech is a major mic-drop,
and @BorisJohnson it appears can’t use a mop.
#EUtweets
Happy Friday! #EUTweets of the Week is out!
WTF @BRUSSELSAIRPORT! Security queue is currently the most ridiculously long! Can you not plan appropriately for peak times! Dreadful service
