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,

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

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

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 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.

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,

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 European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.

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 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.

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.

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,