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Anupriya Datta
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Tech policy reporter at @euractiv / Former tech advisor in the EU Parliament
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Anupriya Datta @anupriyadatta.bsky.social · Jan 7
On a personal note: I am happy to announce that as of January 2025, I have joined @euractiv.com as a Tech Reporter.
Please get in touch with everything tech-related here: anupriya.datta@euractiv.com
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Elon Musk appears to have bowed to regulatory pressure aimed at controversial capabilities of his AI tool Grok, which in recent weeks has been flooding his social media platform X with sexualised content.
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Elon Musk caves to pressure over Grok deepfake porn scandal | Euractiv
The AI chatbot’s developer xAI said on Thursday that it’s implementing "technological changes" to restrict users from creating sexualised images of "real people"
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January 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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The Commission on Thursday asked Elon Musk’s X to retain all internal documents and data relating to its AI chatbot Grok – using powers to regulate the social media platform under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

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January 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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EU governments have stressed the bloc’s autonomy to enforce its tech rules, in draft European Council conclusions dated Wednesday and seen by Euractiv – with the new wording following new US threats of retaliation against EU companies that do business in the US
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EU leaders reaffirm bloc's digital 'regulatory autonomy' amid US threats | Euractiv
Ahead of this week's EUCO meeting, capitals have moved to defend the bloc's right to enforce its tech rules, per draft European Council conclusions seen by Euractiv
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December 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The European Commission has denied a claim by Elon Musk that he was personally fined by the EU after his social media company X was hit with a €120 million penalty last week for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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EU denies it has fined Elon Musk for violating digital rules | Euractiv
Friday's Digital Services Act penalty on X fined the social media company's corporate structure, not its billionaire owner, the Commission said on Monday
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December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Brussels is up in arms over US Vice President JD Vance’s attacks on the EU’s decision to fine Elon Musk’s company X €120 million for breaching transparency rules under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)

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Brussels unites against JD Vance's attacks on EU digital rules | Euractiv
A Green lawmaker called Vance's post on X "coordinated geopolitical pressure" on the EU
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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron criticised the pace of the EU’s investigation into tech companies under the Digital Services Act (DSA) on Friday, urging the Commission to make progress on open cases into US companies.
w/ @theophane.euractiv.com
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Macron slams EU's slow enforcement of digital rules on US tech | Euractiv
French president warns against blatant US interference which he says is trying to derail the EU's enforcement of its digital rules
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November 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Thanks, but no thanks. We don't want Amazon, Microsoft and Google to invest a trillion dollars in datacenters in Europe that will bring data of EU citizens within reach of Trump and will lock-in our digital dependence for decades to come.

We need to start building our own digital infrastructure.
US tells EU to 'roll back' digital rules against US tech companies | Euractiv
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick dangled the "carrot" of US giants investing in EU data centres in exchange for "reasonable" laws – and the "stick" of tariffs
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The European Commission has opened a new investigation into Google over how the tech giant ranks media publishers’ content in search results under the EU’s big tech rulebook. @euractiv.com

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EU opens probe of Google over news site rankings | Euractiv
The Commission's new Digital Markets Act investigation will assess whether the tech giant is demoting news media content in search results
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November 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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An 🇪🇺 @viginum.bsky.social?

@ec.europa.eu is expected to suggest a "European Centre for Democratic Resilience", per a draft of the European Democracy Shield initiative seen by my @euractiv.com colleagues @anupriyadatta.bsky.social & @elisabraun.bsky.social

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EU pitches new agency to fight Russian disinformation and bots | Euractiv
The Commission wants a new "European Centre for Democratic Resilience", per a draft of the European Democracy Shield initiative seen by Euractiv
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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The European Commission is assessing whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT has become so popular that it should be in scope of the EU Digital Services Act 👇

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Commission checking if ChatGPT falls under EU online governance rules | Euractiv
EU users of the AI chatbot's internet search capabilities vastly exceed the 45 million+ monthly user threshold for the bloc's DSA rules for larger platforms
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October 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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EU to set up European Space Shield in 2026

The goal is to beef up countries' capabilities to protect their space assets, including satellites powering comms, observation, and navigation

written by @anupriyadatta.bsky.social & Joshua Posaner
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EU to set up European Space Shield in 2026 | Euractiv
The goal is to beef up countries' capabilities to protect their space assets, including satellites powering comms, observation, and navigation
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October 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Meta, Google, and Microsoft have turned their backs on the EU’s new transparency rules for political advertising — by banning such ads altogether — ahead of the law coming into effect last week.

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Big tech's political ad blackout tests new EU transparency law | Euractiv
Big tech’s retreat from political advertising tests how transparent EU democracy can really be
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October 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The Commission’s digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, told me in an interview that the EU does not need to be “provocative” in responding to US criticism of the bloc’s digital rulebook, stressing that Brussels remains committed to fair enforcement. @euractiv.com

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EXCLUSIVE: EU digital chief says no need to be 'provocative' in face of US attacks | Euractiv
While Virkkunen stressed that the EU and US maintain close cooperation, she warned that all tech firms – including US platforms – must respect the bloc’s digital rulebook
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October 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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As Czechia heads to parliamentary elections on 3–4 October, the campaign has been overshadowed by a surge of online disinformation and doubts about the country’s capacity to enforce EU digital rules. @euractiv.com
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Anti-EU online disinformation floods Czechia before elections | Euractiv
Czech parliament failed to designate a digital watchdog for the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which populist parties in the country have branded a censorship tool
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October 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Major online platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube have been found to “wrongly” remove online content, according to a new transparency report @euractiv.com

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TikTok, Meta, and YouTube overturned in most DSA content disputes | Euractiv
More than 75% of content removal decisions taken by social media platforms were overturned via the EU's Digital Services Act, report finds
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October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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In its latest swipe at EU digital rules, Apple says the DMA should be replaced with 'fit for purpose' legislation

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Apple slams EU's Digital Markets Act, calls for repeal | Euractiv
In its latest swipe at EU digital rules, Apple says the DMA should be replaced with 'fit for purpose' legislation
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September 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Tomorrow we’ll bring you the State of the Union live from Strasbourg...w/ me, @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social and @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social on the ground, and the full brainpower of our Brussels newsroom. Stay tuned
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SOTEU2025 Liveblog: What's next for the EU? - Euractiv
Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels
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September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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How will Trump respond to this? @anupriyadatta.bsky.social has this huge story here. www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
EU fines Google €2.95 billion - Euractiv
The US tech giant was fined for violating EU competition rules in the advertising technology market
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September 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen wrote an open letter on Monday in an attempt to defend EU tech rules against MAGA politician Jim Jordan, who is responsible for organising a US hearing that would have attacked them.

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Virkkunen defends 'sovereign' DSA, DMA against MAGA attacks - Euractiv
Virkkunen’s response comes a week after a MAGA lawmaker invited former Commissioner Thierry Breton to a US hearing targeting the EU’s digital laws
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September 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The Commission's spokesperson for digital matters signalled a change of tone in Brussels today, publicly attacking the Trump administration for repeatedly targeting the bloc's digital laws with "nonsense" claims of censorship.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The US House of Judiciary Committee has invited former EU Commissioner, Thierry Breton, to testify at a hearing next week that's set to attack the European digital rulebook as a threat to US free speech and innovation.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Andrew Ferguson, sent letters to 13 major US tech platforms on Thursday, warning them not to weaken US users' security or privacy by applying European and UK online laws, including the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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FTC chair warns US platforms not to weaken privacy by applying EU's DSA - Euractiv
In a letter to US platforms the chair of the country's consumer protection agency attacks European online safety laws – claiming they're pressuring US tech to "surveil and censor" US citizens
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August 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Google announced further changes to its mobile app store on Tuesday in a bid to avoid fines from the European Commission under the EU's Big Tech rulebook, the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
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Google revises its Play Store fees in bid to dodge EU's DMA - Euractiv
But the tech giant has warned the changes "could expose Android users to harmful content and make the app experience worse"
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August 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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The Netherlands’ competition regulator will meet 12 major online platforms — including TikTok, Facebook and X — on 15 September to discuss disinformation in the run-up to the 29 October elections.
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Dutch authorities to meet social media giants ahead of October elections - Euractiv
Authorities say the September roundtable will give a clear picture of tech firms’ plans to prevent disinformation ahead of the Dutch snap vote
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August 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM