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Video sharing app TikTok and social media platform X both need to step up their efforts to counter illegal hate speech, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said after meetings with their executives on Tuesday. Jourova, the EU commissioner responsible for the digital economy, met TikTok Chief Executive Shou Chew and X's head of global affairs, Nick Pickles, as the European Union investigates Big Tech's efforts to remove harmful content. The tech giants have faced mounting scrutiny in the past month, with a surge in harmful content and disinformation in the wake of the attack on Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas, which the EU considers to be a terrorist organisation. The EU is also looking to prevent disinformation i NFL uencing the EU parliament election in June 2024. Under the European Union's Digital Services Act, which entered into force a year ago, very large tech platforms and search engines must do more to tackle harmful and illegal content or risk fine...

Italy's data protection watchdog is ready to reactivate ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) Technology on April 30 if its maker OpenAI takes "useful steps" to address concerns over privacy and data protection, the agency's chief said on Tuesday. Rapid advances in AI such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps national and international governing bodies are taking to regulate AI tools: Australia * Seeking input on regulations The government requested advice on how to respond to AI from Australia's main science advisory body and is considering next steps, a spokesperson for the industry and science minister said on April 12. Britain * Planning regulations Britain said in March it planned to split responsibility for governing AI between its regulators for human rights, Health and safety, and com Pet ition, rather than creating a new ...