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The European Union has warned TikTok about “disinformation” spreading on the platform after Hamas’ attack on Israel. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton called on TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chu to “urgently step up” his efforts and explain “within the next 24 hours” how the company complies with European law. #TikTok has a particular obligation to protect […]
X may face a fine of more than 6% of annual revenue due to moderation issues. Recently, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton asked X for clarification on the spread of disinformation about the war in Israel and called for stronger content moderation – in response, the social network’s CEO Linda Yaccarino said that a separate team […]
The European Union has again raised the issue of creating an aircraft carrier. Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, spoke on this topic. During his speech at the defense conference, Thierry Breton said that the European Commission should present a European program of investment in defense. This is necessary to support efforts to increase […]
The European Union may take measures against X (Twitter), as the social network is spreading disinformation about the war in Israel. This is stated in a letter from European Commissioner Thierry Breton to Elon Musk, the owner of X (Twitter), The Guardian reports. “After the terrorist attacks committed by Hamas against Israel, we have reason […]
Last week, the European Defense Agency held the final meeting of the PILUM project. The goal of the program is to create an electromagnetic gun. The European Defense Agency wants to develop a new artillery system based on an electromagnetic gun with the potential to accelerate projectiles to very high speeds. The project received financial […]
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, announced a historic meeting of EU foreign ministers. It will be held in Kyiv for the first time. According to Borrell on the social network X (formerly Twitter), this will be the first meeting of EU foreign ministers outside the bloc. “Today I am bringing EU foreign ministers […]
Lithuania has established a requirement for vehicles with Russian license plates that arrived in the country before the entry ban was introduced to leave the country and the entire territory of the European Union within 6 months from the date of their arrival. This is stated in a statement by the Lithuanian customs. The exception […]
The European Commission has confirmed that Russian citizens are banned from entering EU countries in cars registered in Russia. Because of the sanctions, this is considered a prohibited import, so the vehicles are subject to confiscation. Russians are also prohibited from bringing cosmetics, laptops, phones, precious stones, and other items. This was reported by the […]
Poland has signed a “framework contract” with the European Defense Agency (EDA) on joint purchases of 155-mm ammunition for Ukraine. This was reported by From-UA with reference to RMF FM radio. The framework contract does not yet contain any details, but the signing of the document means that EU countries can now place specific orders […]
TikTok has announced the launch of its first European data center – at least partially – as it moves user data to a new center in Ireland. The data migration is expected to be completed by Q4 2024. According to dev.ua, the data center in Ireland was supposed to be launched in early 2022. Then […]