As concerns over election interference intensify across Europe, several EU countries are pushing for stronger protections against foreign influence. With elections approaching in several member states,

EU member states have been told to review transactions that have taken place since January 2021 in areas where these technologies have formed part of overseas investment. They must submit a progress report in July and a comprehensive risk assessment a year later.

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European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from

France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference,

In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).

The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation

The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media.

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