Tech vs telecoms: EU ignites debate on ‘net neutrality’
Tech and streaming giants suck up vast amounts of bandwidth, so the EU this week revived a long-standing idea to make them pay the telecom firms who maintain the infrastructure
Who does what online?
Who does what online? This graphic shows usage behaviour for online services in Europe.
Commission: Data protection in Britain equal to that of EU
The European Union is aiming at keeping the flow of personal data from Great Britain to the member states.
Nonetheless, the member states' representatives have to agree on this decision beforehand.
EU chief calls on US to help rein in social media giants
European leaders are urging Internet and Technology giants for being more responsible and putting in more efforts towards finding solutions for international crisis and creating equal and fair competition on a global level.
Twitter’s ‘problematic’ Trump ban troubles Europe
Twitter's decision to impose a permanent ban on US President Trump's account has sparked some consternation in Europe, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel calling it "problematic"
EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants
The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants including Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition and even democracy
Five things to know about the EU tech rule revolution
The EU is set to unveil major proposals to regulate Big Tech on December 15, in what could force a revolution in the way Google or Facebook do business
Google’s war on all fronts over media, competition and tax
Google faces a growing list of battles around the world, from tussles in Europe and Australia over fair compensation for media outlets to competition probes on both sides of the Atlantic
Multinationals in the time of virus: who wins, who loses?
The coronavirus pandemic, set to provoke a severe global recession this year, is hitting multinational companies disproportionately. But what sectors might succeed during the pandemic?
US, EU spar over sharing electronic evidence in investigations
Washington and Brussels have both proposed solutions to facilitate cross-border access to data for law enforcement officials, but the issue has stirred up a hornet's nest.