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US court dismisses Musk lawsuit against anti-hate watchdog
US court dismisses Musk lawsuit against anti-hate watchdog
by  AFP

A US court on Monday rejected social network X's lawsuit against a nonprofit that had reported a spike in misinformation and hate speech on the platform since billionaire Elon Musk's takeover. The California court said it was evident the lawsuit was filed to "punish" the nonprofit for publishing research critical of the social network, and likely dissuade others from doing so.

EU probes Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
EU probes Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
by  AFP

The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants. EU regulators also ordered Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft to "retain certain documents to monitor the effective implementation and compliance".