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Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change

Making emergency contraception easier to get leads to more people getting emergency contraception. Who would've guessed?

Reason

Musk-Trump X chat gets glitchy and hits Truth Social stock

Previous technical problems with Kamala Harris's Zoom events were cause for celebration, after all.

Fortune

Now Elon Musk is rowing with the EU over Twitter hate using Tropic Thunder memes

The EU warned Elon Musk against promoting ‘harmful content’ ahead of his interview with Donald Trump on Monday

The Independent UK

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EU warns Elon Musk over X compliance—he fires back with vulgar 'Tropic Thunder' meme

The EU Commission forced to defend claims a strongly worded letter to Elon Musk was proof Brussels is interfering in U.S. elections.

Fortune

Trump Campaign Accuses EU Of Election Meddling

EU official raises concerns to Elon Musk about harmful content on X, triggering criticism from Trump campaign and a meme response from Musk. Scheduled unsc...

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Trump To Be Interviewed By Supporter Elon Musk On X

Donald Trump will be interviewed Monday live on X by its billionaire owner Elon Musk -- an influential supporter -- as the Republican ex-president rejoins the platform following a lengthy absence.

International Business Times

Social media fans conspiracy flames after Trump shooting

In X's case, owner Elon Musk himself reacted to the assassination attempt by propagating conspiracy theories.

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Blue checkmarks on X/Twitter 'trick' users, claims EU

Lashing out at the EU, Musk claimed the bloc offered him a ‘secret deal’ to censor free speech on the social media platform

Evening Standard

Elon Musk promises ‘battle in court’ over EU’s crackdown on X’s blue checks

Regulators’ findings suggest social network breached Digital Services Act and could be fined 6% of global turnover

The Guardian - US

‘Deceives users’: Elon Musk’s X found in breach of EU online content rules

The company could be fined up to 6 percent of its total worldwide annual turnover if the findings are later confirmed.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk's X breaches social media rules with 'verified' blue checkmark accounts, EU says

The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk's X are misleading and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a tech company since the bloc's new social media regulations took effect.

France 24

EU Says Apple's App Store Breaches Bloc's Digital Rules

The European Commission informed Apple in a "preliminary view" that the "App Store rules... prevent app developers from freely steering consumers to alternative channels for offers and content".

International Business Times

French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia

Proton VPN recorded a 2500% spike in sign-ups since France declared a state of emergency. Here's how a VPN helps you bypass TikTok blocks.

TechRadar

EU investigates Meta over Facebook and Instagram child safety

European Commission says it is concerned systems used by apps could ‘exploit weaknesses and inexperience’ of children.

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The Guardian - UK

EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns

Company’s social media platforms, which also include Instagram, may have addictive effects, says European Commission

Reason

Should Free Speech Pessimists Look to Europe?

Calls from the left and right to mimic European speech laws bring the U.S. to a crossroads between robust First Amendment protections and rising regulation.

The Guardian - UK

Fears of Putin swinging elections behind EU’s Meta crackdown

Action against Facebook owner comes amid concerns about how it is dealing with fake news

The Guardian - UK

TikTok reward-to-watch feature suspended after EU threats to block it

Service suspended in France and Spain amid safety and addiction concerns among children, in first use of new digital laws

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International Business Times

TikTok Suspends Rewards Programme After EU Probe

TikTok on Wednesday announced the suspension of a feature in its spinoff TikTok Lite app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, after the European Union launched a probe.

France 24

The EU warned TikTok’s new rewards feature could be addictive. Now the app's suspended it

TikTok announced Wednesday that it had suspended a feature that rewarded users for watching and liking videos on its new Lite app, available in France and Spain, after the EU launched an investigation Monday over child-safety concerns.

Radio France Internationale

EU grills Tiktok over 'addictive features' amid child safety concerns

The EU has launched a probe into TikTok's spinoff Lite app and threatened to suspend an "addictive" feature on it that rewards users for watching and liking videos, amid child-safety concerns.

The Guardian - UK

EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature

App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers

International Business Times

EU Threatens To Suspend TikTok Lite App's 'Addictive' Rewards

The EU on Monday launched a probe into TikTok's spinoff Lite app and threatened to suspend an "addictive" feature on it that rewards users for watching and liking videos, amid child-safety concerns.

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen’s controversial EU envoy pick quits at last minute

Markus Pieper resigns from €17k-a-month role hours before he was due to start amid claims of favouritism

International Business Times

Lawmakers Skewer EU Chief Over Contested Job Pick

European lawmakers will cast votes Thursday on a contested appointment to a plum Brussels job, with Ursula von der Leyen suspected of playing favourites to aid her own re-election as commission chief.

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