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Sales: a person browses special offers during the sales period. A young woman lying on a sofa under a blanket looks at an online store on her laptop, e-commerce platform Shein, fast fashion

February 18th, 2026

DSA: The Commission is stepping up its pace

Observers can now see a certain zeal on the part of the EU Commission to enforce the DSA. However, there is still a risk of political influence.

By Corinna Visser

Eine Sitzung des Gerichtshofs - Große Kammer

News | Data protection supervision

February 11th, 2026

ECJ: WhatsApp may take legal action against Data Protection Board’s decision

The European Court of Justice classifies decisions by the European Data Protection Board as legally contestable EU acts. The EU court must now examine the content of the allegations of possible GDPR violations.

By Corinna Visser

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal regulators asked Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

News | Competition procedure

February 10th, 2026

WhatsApp: Commission complains about lockout of third-party AI assistants

The European Commission says Meta may have breached EU antitrust rules by denying competitors access to WhatsApp users.

By Corinna Visser

News | Artificial intelligence

January 8th, 2026

AI: China reviews Meta’s acquisition of AI firm

China’s Ministry of Commerce is reviewing Meta’s acquisition of the AI company Manus. The start-up develops AI agents designed to operate autonomously.

By Leonardo Pape

Wien 13.02.2020 - Heute wurde am Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen der Prozess des Datenschutzaktivisten Max Schrems gegen facebook fortgesetzt. The trial of data protection activist Max Schrems against facebook was contiVienna 13.02.2020 - Today at the regional court for civil law matters the trial of data protection activist Max Schrems against facebook was continued today at the regional court for civil law matters PHOTO Max Schrems trial Max Schrems against facebook shortly before the start of negotiations

News | Max Schrems

December 19th, 2025

Data protection: Austria’s highest court declares Meta’s advertising model illegal

The judges in Austria are banning Meta from using personal data to personalize advertising and for aggregation and analysis for advertising purposes. This ruling sets a precedent for the EU.

By Corinna Visser

News | Disinformation

December 18th, 2025

Digital Services Act: MPs criticize enforcement

A group of MEPs has leveled harsh criticism at the Commission’s work. They consider business models based on hate to be dangerous and are calling on the Commission to enforce the DSA more systematically.

By Corinna Visser

News | Digital Markets Act

December 9th, 2025

DSA: Meta gives users the choice of personalized advertising

Facebook and Instagram are offering their European users a new advertising model from January 2026. With this variant, users can decide for themselves how much of their personal data is used for advertisements.

By Corinna Visser

News | Competition procedure

December 5th, 2025

Meta: Antitrust investigation against Whatsapp AI

The EU Commission has launched a new antitrust investigation against the parent company Meta due to the introduction of artificial intelligence functions in Whatsapp.

By Redaktion Table

EVP Henna Virkkunen und Verena Weber, Direktorin des BEREC, in Riga.

News | Digital Services Act

October 27th, 2025

DSA: Commission sends “warning letters” to Meta and TikTok

In the Commission’s preliminary opinion, the platforms do not grant scientists the access to data required by the Digital Services Act. The authority also criticizes the reporting procedure at Facebook and Instagram.

By Corinna Visser

US President Donald Trump (R) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) during a dinner with US tech leaders at the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 04 September 2025.

News | Digital Services Act

September 11th, 2025

DSA: Court criticizes formal errors by the Commission

Under the Digital Services Act, very large online platforms have to pay fees for their supervision. Meta and TikTok had filed a lawsuit against this. The court declared the implementing decisions null and void. However, the companies still have to pay.

By Corinna Visser