The movement to end targeted internet ads
Europe has tried to police privacy online with mixed results. Now a growing movement suggests it’s time to go much further — by imposing an all-out ban on the microtargeting practices at the heart of...
View ArticleFacebook facing mounting questions over massive data leak
Call it Cambridge Analytica 2.0. Three years after a scandal that saw data from nearly 90 million people illegally harvested to influence votes in elections like Donald Trump’s 2016 win, Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook top lobbyist pushes back on ‘contradictory’ Trump ban guidance
Facebook has been ordered to clarify rules on political speech in the wake of its ban on Donald Trump — and the company’s top lobbyist isn’t happy. In an interview with POLITICO’s EU Confidential...
View ArticleEurope’s most influential tech players — ranked
2020 was the year the “techlash” — a rebellion against the perceived excesses of Silicon Valley — morphed into a much bigger conversation about tech’s role in society. It was the Zoom call that kept...
View ArticleItalian watchdog warns parents over TikTok
ROME — Italy’s privacy regulator is keeping up the pressure on TikTok, taking out TV advertisements warning parents about the popular video platform. The Italian regulator, known as Garante Privacy,...
View ArticleFrench justice minister tipped to run against conservative Macron rival
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti is tipped to become the candidate for Emmanuel Macron’s party in a heated regional election in northern France, people with knowledge of the move told...
View ArticleFrance on the verge of a nervous breakdown
John Lichfield is a former foreign editor of the Independent and was the newspaper’s Paris correspondent for 20 years. PARIS — In two decades covering France, I’ve never witnessed such political...
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The 10 tribes of the French anti-health pass protests
John Lichfield is a former foreign editor of the Independent and was the newspaper’s Paris correspondent for 20 years. CALVADOS, France — President Charles de Gaulle said that it was impossible to...
View ArticleFrench islands overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic’s fourth wave
POINTE-À-PITRE, FRANCE — In Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two main French islands in the Caribbean, obituaries are traditionally read by radio anchors during popular segments that last about 20...
View ArticleEurope has met its pain threshold on Russia sanctions. It wasn’t that high
Nicholas Vinocur is editor, POLITICO Pro. Europe’s support for Ukraine has come up against the one limit that won’t budge — a limited tolerance for pain and sacrifice. In the days after Russia...
View ArticleOutrage after EU signs mega-deal with UK firm to handle confidential data
The European Commission is coming under criticism after having awarded British Telecom (BT) a €1.2 billion contract for telecoms services that manage highly sensitive EU communications. According to...
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Marine Le Pen and the end of the EU as we know it
Marine Le Pen and the end of the EU as we know it What would happen if the far-right leader were given an opportunity to carry out her proposals? Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett for POLITICO The...
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Lawless Europe: How EU states defy the law and get away with it
LAWLESS EUROPE HOW EU STATES DEFY THE LAW AND GET AWAY WITH IT Defiance against EU law is on the rise, data shows. POLITICO delves into the consequences for average EU citizens. By Nicholas Vinocur...
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Arte wants to be Europe’s Netflix. Is anyone listening?
Europe is doubling down on efforts to bolster its “sovereignty” in fields ranging from health to defense, but one area isn’t getting much attention: What sort of content Europeans are watching on...
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EU privacy enforcer puts Elon Musk on notice as Twitter melts down
Add this to the list of Elon Musk’s problems at Twitter: The work he’ll have to do convincing Europe’s top privacy enforcer that his platform isn’t breaking the law. Ireland’s data protection chief —...
View ArticleBiden keeps ignoring Europe. It’s time EU leaders got the message
Former United States President Donald Trump was a useful bogeyman for Europe. His successor, Joe Biden, is proving much trickier — a friend who says all the right things but leaves you in the lurch...
View ArticleSnus-gate: Swedes threaten ‘Swexit’ over snus tax report
If there’s one thing Swedes feel protective about, it’s their snus — a tobacco pouch that’s placed under the lip and delivers a powerful nicotine punch. So when Aftonbladet, a Swedish tabloid,...
View ArticleIrish privacy watchdog quizzes Twitter after millions of user records surface...
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has asked Twitter to provide information about a data scraping incident that saw the profile details — including emails and phone numbers — of millions of Twitter users...
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A few bad apples or a whole rotten barrel? Brussels wrestles with corruption...
As Belgian police launched a second wave of raids on the European Parliament, a stunned Brussels elite has started to grapple with an uncomfortable question at the heart of the Qatar bribery...
View ArticleEuropean far-right cheers over Qatar corruption scandal
For years, they’ve locked horns with EU leaders who accuse them of flouting the rule of law, oppressing minorities, and maintaining unsavory ties with foreign regimes such as Vladimir Putin’s in...
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