Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media. The Socialist leader wants the European Union, which already leads the world in internet regulation,

DAVOS (Reuters) - Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

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

Will the European Union challenge social media platforms' retreat from content moderation? Finland's EU Commissioner is at the heart of that battle.

The European Commission will conduct a stress test with major social media platforms to assess their preparedness against disinformation ahead of the German election. Companies like Microsoft, TikTok,

The EU Commission has completed its probe into X and it looks like a fine is on its way to the tune of millions of euros.

The European Union is thoroughly examining social media platform X under the EU's Digital Services Act. The investigation, yet to reach a verdict, is advancing as the Commission reportedly concludes its initial probe.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that tech billionaires want to use social media “to overthrow democracy” — adding he’ll push EU leaders to take action.

Pedro Sanchez said the EU should put an end to anonymity of users in social-media platforms and hold their CEOs personally accountable if they fail to comply with regulations.

The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

Back in November, the European Commission handed Meta a €797.72 million ($US841 million) fine for breaches of EU antitrust rules related to the linking of Facebook Marketplace to Facebook, and the market advantages that provides for Facebook’s user-listed market service.

Sánchez will urge European officials to apply the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Services Act to “force open the black box of social media algorithms.” The EU adopted the law in 2023 with the ...