Tinubu Orders Probe of Meta, Google, X Over News Content

  Nigeria has opened one of its most consequential regulatory battles with the world’s biggest technology companies, after President Bola Tinubu directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate Meta, Alphabet, X and a number of Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms over allegations that they are exploiting Nigerian journalism without paying for it and…

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EU Fines X €120m Over Blue Checkmark System

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has formally proposed changes to its controversial blue checkmark verification system in a bid to resolve a high-stakes dispute with European Union regulators, following a record €120 million ($138 million) fine imposed in December. The European Commission confirmed on Friday that it had received remedies from the company addressing…

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