US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions(ft.com)
31 points by mraniki | 26 comments
Financial Times article reporting that the US is threatening Europe over restrictions on SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.
#eu-regulation on Hacker News
42 stories tagged eu-regulation, newest first.
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs(lectronz.com)
1568 points by l-one-lone | 971 comments
Blog post by Lectronz founder Alain Pannetrat arguing that European Union regulations are harming makers and small hardware micro-entrepreneurs.
Anthropic's ‘watermark’ text adulteration in Claude is a perversion of writing(daringfireball.net)
736 points by ropbear | 641 comments
John Gruber's Daring Fireball post criticizing Anthropic's plan to watermark Claude-generated text via word-choice steganography to comply with EU regulation.
Kill The Cookie Banner(killthecookiebanner.eu)
1050 points by rapnie | 495 comments
Campaign site urging support for an EU Commission proposal to let users set privacy preferences once in the browser and eliminate cookie banners.
Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera(allaboutcookies.org)
680 points by nickslaughter02 | 855 comments
Article explaining the EU's ADDW rule requiring driver-monitoring cameras in all new cars from July 2026 and the privacy concerns over driver data.
Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained(fightchatcontrol.eu)
858 points by gasull | 328 comments
Explainer page from Fight Chat Control describing the two EU Chat Control proposals: the temporary 1.0 regulation (EU) 2021/1232 and the permanent CSA Regulation 2.0 in trilogue.
Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption(reuters.com)
366 points by flanged | 590 comments
Reuters article on Apple not launching its AI-powered Siri in the EU after the European Commission denied an exemption request; the page showed a captcha.
EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices(foodwatch.org)
489 points by john-titor | 267 comments
Foodwatch news article reporting that pesticides banned in the EU were found in rice, tea and spices sold to consumers.
EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids(cnbc.com)
436 points by thm | 385 comments
CNBC article reporting that the European Commission plans to regulate addictive design features on TikTok and Instagram that target children.
All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027(theolivepress.es)
1335 points by ramonga | 1114 comments
Olive Press news article reporting that the EU will require phones sold from 2027 to have user-replaceable batteries and use USB-C chargers.
European Parliament decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop(bsky.app)
526 points by lemoncookiechip | 119 comments
Bluesky post by Tuta announcing the European Parliament voted that Chat Control 1.0 must stop, ending Big Tech scanning of private messages in the EU from April 6, 2026.
EU bans the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear(environment.ec.europa.eu)
1138 points by giuliomagnifico | 747 comments
European Commission news article announcing Delegated and Implementing Acts under new EU rules banning the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes.
The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling(politico.eu)
693 points by danso | 748 comments
Politico Europe article on the EU's push to make social media platforms like TikTok and Meta end addictive design features such as infinite scrolling.
BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp(birdy.chat)
689 points by joooscha | 433 comments
BirdyChat blog post announcing it is the first European chat app able to exchange messages with WhatsApp under the EU Digital Markets Act.
The US polluters that are rewriting the EU's human rights and climate law(somo.nl)
368 points by saubeidl | 208 comments
SOMO investigation into how US fossil fuel companies are lobbying to weaken the EU's corporate sustainability due diligence rules on human rights and climate.
The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop(arstechnica.com)
523 points by cyclecount | 258 comments
Ars Technica article on how EU-mandated Wi-Fi standards adoption by Apple lets Android devices, starting with Google's Pixel 10, work with AirDrop.
One-man campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill(politico.eu)
711 points by cuu508 | 233 comments
Politico Europe article on how a Danish software developer's email campaign site, Fight Chat Control, is influencing the EU debate over a law to scan encrypted messages.
German government comes out against Chat Control(xcancel.com)
1052 points by SolonIslandus | 464 comments
A tweet (via xcancel) by Patrick Hansen saying Germany's CDU/CSU has declared there will be no EU chat control under the current German government, quoting a video clip.
![Screenshot of signal.org: Germany must stand firmly against client-side scanning in Chat Control [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2025/10/3/38885cdf-4c1d-413c-9658-e0387c5c26e6.jpg)
Germany must stand firmly against client-side scanning in Chat Control [pdf](signal.org)
469 points by greyface- | 107 comments
Signal statement (PDF, Oct 2025) urging Germany to keep opposing the EU Chat Control proposal's client-side scanning of private messages.
EU Chat Control: Germany's position has been reverted to undecided(mastodon.social)
350 points by doener | 254 comments
Mastodon post from Fight Chat Control reporting Germany reverted to undecided on the EU Chat Control proposal at the September 12 LEWP meeting.
Denmark's Justice Minister calls encrypted messaging a false civil liberty(mastodon.social)
360 points by belter | 226 comments
Mastodon post by Fight Chat Control quoting Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard saying private encrypted messaging is not a civil liberty.
ChatControl update: blocking minority held but Denmark is moving forward anyway(disobey.net)
459 points by nickslaughter02 | 318 comments
Mastodon post relaying an ISOC Global Encryption Coalition update that the EU ChatControl blocking minority held while Denmark pushes the proposal to the October 14th JHA Council.
Chat Control faces blocking minority in the EU(twitter.com)
357 points by miohtama | 112 comments
A post on X by Tuta (TutaPrivacy) saying the EU Chat Control proposal faces a blocking minority among member states; the tweet content did not load.
AirPods live translation blocked for EU users with EU Apple accounts(macrumors.com)
400 points by thm | 493 comments
MacRumors news article reporting that Apple's AirPods Live Translation feature will be unavailable to EU users with EU Apple accounts, likely due to EU regulations.
Germany is not supporting ChatControl – blocking minority secured(digitalcourage.social)
941 points by xyzal | 302 comments
A Mastodon post by Patrick Breyer reporting that Germany will not support the EU ChatControl proposal, securing a blocking minority.
Chat Control Must Be Stopped(privacyguides.org)
594 points by Improvement | 184 comments
Privacy Guides article urging readers to act against the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation, explaining what it is and why it harms privacy and children.
Many countries that said no to ChatControl in 2024 are now undecided(digitalcourage.social)
448 points by nickslaughter02 | 317 comments
A Mastodon post by Patrick Breyer reporting that many EU countries that opposed the ChatControl proposal in 2024 are now undecided.
Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA(open-web-advocacy.org)
443 points by yashghelani | 308 comments
Open Web Advocacy blog post arguing that Apple still effectively bans third-party browser engines on iOS despite the EU Digital Markets Act.
Apple vs the Law(formularsumo.co.uk)
368 points by tempodox | 373 comments
Personal blog post recounting the author's experience at Apple and Google DMA compliance workshops in Brussels and opinions on gatekeepers' approach to the law.
Apple and Meta fined millions for breaching EU law(ca.finance.yahoo.com)
389 points by Aldipower | 514 comments
Reuters article on Yahoo Finance reporting that the EU fined Apple $570 million and Meta $228 million for breaching EU law.
Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act(techcrunch.com)
458 points by mrkramer | 337 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that Y Combinator is urging the White House to back the EU's Digital Markets Act.
The gigantic and unregulated power plants in the cloud(berthub.eu)
423 points by ahubert | 220 comments
Bert Hubert blog post arguing that cloud-controlled solar inverters form huge unregulated virtual power plants, following a Dutch hacker gaining control of 4 million installations.
Chat Control: Incompatible with Fundamental Rights (2022)(freiheitsrechte.org)
701 points by Bluestein | 185 comments
Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte issue page arguing the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation for scanning private messages is incompatible with fundamental rights.
Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now(threema.ch)
677 points by andrew918277 | 210 comments
Threema blog post from June 17, 2024 urging that the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation for scanning private messages be stopped.
Commission opens non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta(ec.europa.eu)
512 points by impish9208 | 522 comments
European Commission press release announcing non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Alphabet, Apple and Meta practices.
CSAR: European Parliament rejects mass scanning of private messages(edri.org)
420 points by pera | 74 comments
EDRi article explaining the European Parliament's 22 November position on the draft CSAR regulation, which rejects mass scanning of private messages.
EU Parliament Civil Liberties Committee adopts position on CSAR(europarl.europa.eu)
523 points by orian | 187 comments
European Parliament press release on the Civil Liberties Committee adopting its position on the proposed regulation to combat online child sexual abuse without mass surveillance.
EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)
643 points by pbrw | 631 comments
Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.
Last Chance to fix eIDAS: Secret EU law threatens Internet security(last-chance-for-eidas.org)
456 points by mnot | 262 comments
Mozilla campaign page warning that the EU's near-final eIDAS regulation would force browsers to trust government-selected certificate authorities, citing an open letter from 300+ experts.
TikTok fined €345M for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts(theguardian.com)
339 points by robin_reala | 274 comments
Guardian news article reporting that Ireland's data regulator fined TikTok €345m for breaching EU data law in its handling of 13- to 17-year-old users' accounts.
Windows 11 system components use the default browser to open links in Europe(blogs.windows.com)
322 points by pjerem | 295 comments
Microsoft Windows Blogs post announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531 for the Dev Channel, including changes like system components opening links in the default browser in the EEA.
EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new iPhones(techradar.com)
354 points by Vedor | 732 comments
TechRadar news article reporting the EU warned Apple against restricting USB-C charging functionality on new iPhones.