The U.K.’s data protection watchdog claims a crackdown on websites that don’t ask for consent from visitors to track and profile their activity for ad targeting is bearing fruit. However it’s admitted some of the changes driven by the intervention have seen sites adopting a controversial type of paywall that demands users pay a fee […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Australian government wants to fine social media platforms up to 5% of their global revenue if they fail to stop the spread of misinformation under a revised legislative plan introduced Thursday, Reuters reports.  The planned law, which looks similar to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), drew swift condemnation from X owner Elon […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Ireland’s media regulator said it is reviewing how major platforms let users report illegal content, following a high number of complaints. 

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) in […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.