US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., describing their cases against American companies as “a form of taxation.

Meta says no plans to change moderation model outside of the US but doesn't rule out a re-haul in the future despite EU concerns

Zuckerberg has called on Trump to protect US companies from EU fines – following Meta's moderation policy reversal last week.

The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple , Meta and Alphabet's Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The new Code of Conduct by the EU aims to improve how social media platforms deal with content that violates hate speech laws in the EU countries as well as other countries

According to The New York Times, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller in late November and was told by Miller that he could help America, but on Trump’s terms. Miller said that Trump was taking on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, as well as cracking down on immigration.

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has raised concerns about Meta Platforms' revised "pay-or-consent" data policy, claiming it may violate consumer protection laws, data privacy regulations, and the Digital Markets Act.

Brussels is reassessing its investigations of tech groups including Apple, Meta and Google, just as the US companies urge president-elect Donald Trump to intervene against what they characterise as overzealous EU enforcement.

The social media giant may have softened its rules allowing subscribers to Facebook and Instagram to get no ads, but users still aren’t getting a fair choice, BEUC argues. View on euronews

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has called on EU authorities to intervene against social media giant Meta in a report published on Thursday. The EU consumer advocacy group argues that Meta's revised pay-or-consent policy breaches EU law.

Meta may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes, according to a court filing by the U.