Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company’s global revenue Meta has launched a legal challenge against the UK’s media regulator over the fees and fines regime it is enforcing under landmark digital safety legislation. The Facebook and Instagram owner is claiming that Ofcom’s methodology for calculating the charges is flawed and should not be based on a company’s global revenue.

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Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

Partnership between top startup DeepL and Amazon comes amid concern about Silicon Valley’s monopoly over digital infrastructure AI companies in...

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Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's Copyright Infringement

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Indians lost $2.5bn to digital fraud in 2025 - now its central bank is fighting back

The RBI is mulling measures to tackle rising cases of digital fraud in India - but will they work?

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EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors.

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The EU digital ID wallet can't deliver the privacy properties it claims

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Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning

Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

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Michigan 'digital age' bills pulled after privacy concerns raised

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AI could be the end of the digital wave, not the next big thing

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Personal Phones Left Behind: Trump Arrives In China Under Strict Digital Lockdown Protocols

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Organizers of a canceled human rights conference in Zambia say China intervened

Zambia was due to host Rights Con, the world's biggest digital rights gathering, this week -- but abruptly canceled the event. Organizers blame Chinese pressure for the decision.

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‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover

Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030 “Every time there is a power failure I lose all means of communication with the outside world,” says Robert Dewar of life in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands since the landlines were transferred from the old copper cable network to broadband connections. Blackouts also knock out the village’s mobile phone signal.

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Sony rolls out 30-day DRM check-in for PlayStation – stay online or lose access