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Twitter has work to do to be ready for new digital rules, EU official says

Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union’s tough new digital rule book, a top EU official said after overseeing a “stress test” of the company’s systems in Silicon Valley. European commissioner Thierry Breton said that ...

23 Jun 2023 at 18:54

World

TikTok faces EU scrutiny for possible breaches of new digital rulebook

The European Union has said it is investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc’s strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, said it has “opened ...

19 Feb 2024 at 14:19

Scotland

Scottish Lib Dem leader to call for tax on social media giants to be trebled

Trebling a tax levied on social media giants could raise cash to provide “world class mental health services”, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton will say. Speaking out about the “dark side of online abuse”, he will insist ...

04 Nov 2023 at 00:01

World

European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law

The European Union (EU) is looking into whether Elon Musk’s online platform X breached tough new social media regulations in the first such investigation since the rules designed to make online content less toxic took effect. “Today we ...

18 Dec 2023 at 12:39

Music

Elton John quits Twitter after misinformation allowed to ‘flourish unchecked’

Sir Elton John has announced he will no longer be using Twitter following a change in its policy which he says “will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked”. The 75-year-old musician’s comments come after new Twitter owner Elon ...

09 Dec 2022 at 14:28

Ireland

Social media users can appeal over content disputes to new settlement body

An independent body which aims to resolve appeals against policy violation decisions of three of the largest social media companies is being set up in Dublin. Appeals Centre Europe will receive disputes from people and ...

08 Oct 2024 at 07:30

Davey warns against scrapping tax on tech companies to ‘appease’ Trump

Sir Ed Davey has warned against “appeasement” of Donald Trump amid reports Labour could change or ditch a tax on tech companies to avoid US tariffs. Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not deny the option was on the table ...

23 Mar 2025 at 15:35

Starmer and Trump spoke about progress on economic deal on Sunday – No 10

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke about progress on an economic deal between the UK and US, amid reports that a tax on tech giants could be slashed and as the Government eyes up cuts at the spring statement. ...

24 Mar 2025 at 17:28

Trade Secretary refuses to rule out cutting digital tax as US tariffs loom

The Trade Secretary has declined to rule out changing taxes on major tech firms in exchange for exemptions from US tariffs, but insisted they would pay “a fair amount of tax”. Media reports have suggested the ...

27 Mar 2025 at 16:20

Chancellor faces ‘tough balancing act’ if tax on big tech firms is scrapped

Reducing or removing a tax on big tech companies would have “little impact” on the economy, but will be a “tough balancing act” for the Chancellor to manage, one expert has said. Media reports have suggested ...

25 Mar 2025 at 11:52

Mandelson ‘looking forward’ to bringing down more US tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer’s ambassador in Washington has said he is “looking forward” to negotiating with the US to “bring down further tariffs”. Lord Peter Mandelson told the BBC that Thursday’s deal represents a ...

09 May 2025 at 23:23

Trump ‘committed’ to 10% tariff rate despite deal, says White House

Donald Trump will stand firm on the blanket 10% tariff on most UK imports into the US, his press secretary has indicated, as the Prime Minister declined to rule out the possibility of changes to tech ...

09 May 2025 at 21:53

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