Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have accused the EU of protectionism and censorship, urging the administration of Donald Trump to intervene. The European Commission, however, defends its right to enforce EU regulations pertaining to digital giants.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are accusing the EU of protectionism and censorship, urging the Trump administration to intervene. The European Commission defends its right to enforce EU regulations concerning digital giants.

The European Union said on Friday it was considering its options after Britain announced it was delaying implementation of tougher global bank rules until 2027, adding it was in "everyone's interest" to implement the reforms fully and on time.

The EU General Court has ruled against the European Commission for failing to comply with its own GDPR data protection regulations.

Human Rights Watch joined 170 other human rights and environmental organizations and trade unions calling on the European Commission and its President Ursula von der Leyen to actively protect the European Union’s existing corporate accountability laws.

There are growing questions about how the EU is going to enforce tech regulation, particularly as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

The European Commission’s new chief competition enforcer pushed back against concerns that the regulator might weaken its efforts to curb Big Tech companies in the bloc ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

The EU court said the bloc's executive authority violated a citizen's rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards.

The expanded probe by the European Commission, announced on Friday, requires X to hand over internal documents regarding its recommendation algorithm. The Commission also issued a “retention order” for all relevant documents relating to how the algorithm could be amended in future.

The European Commission said on Tuesday it was assessing its cases against Apple , Alphabet , X and Meta , stressing that President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks.