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The EU wants no corner of the digital sphere left untouched, warning X and AI could be next

Brussels is moving at 'full speed' to enforce the toughest tech regulations. The EU scored its first major victory after forcing TikTok to permanently remove an "addictive" feature from a spinoff app.

Brussels scored its first major victory after forcing TikTok to permanently remove an “addictive” feature from a spinoff app in Europe in August, a year after content moderation rules under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) started to apply. The DSA’s rules on curbing disinformation and hate speech have already sparked a spectacular clash between X’s billionaire owner Elon Musk and the bloc’s digital chief Thierry Breton — with the spectre of fines or an outright EU ban on the site if violations persist. “Instead of announcing possible punitive measures with political posturing, these probes under the DMA should focus on fostering open dialogue between the European Commission and the companies concerned,” Daniel Friedlaender, head of tech lobby group CCIA Europe told AFP.

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