Tag: EU
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Theresa May faces heavy Brexit defeat in parliament, eurosceptics warn
Theresa May’s Brexit deal faces a heavy defeat in parliament on Tuesday, the leaders of two major eurosceptic factions in parliament said on Sunday. According to parliament May has so far secured no major changes from the European Union. Just 19 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29,…
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Google says EU new copyright directive is one step forward, two steps back
Google has said the European Union (EU) new copyright directive is one step forward and two steps back. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google’s SVP of Global Affairs, Kent Walker made this known in a blog post on Sunday. European lawmakers recently agreed on a final text of a new copyright directive, and many voices, including consumer…
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EU urges Facebook, Google, Twitter to fight disinformation as European elections approach
As the electoral campaigns ahead of the crucial European Parliamentary elections will start in March, the EU need to see more progress on the commitments made by Facebook, Google and Twitter to fight disinformation, it said. The online platforms, signatories of EU’s Code of Practice against disinformation, failed to provide enough details showing that new…
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EU countries endorse copyright reforms targeted at Google, Facebook
European Union countries on Wednesday supported an overhaul of the Union’s copyright rules which would force Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news snippets. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the copyright reforms would also force the two internet giants to filter out copyright-protected content on YouTube or Instagram. A majority of EU diplomats agreed to the…
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Twitter launches political ad tracking tools in Europe ahead of key EU polls
Twitter on Tuesday rolled out tools in Europe which would make it easier for voters to identify political campaign ads tied to crucial European Parliament elections in May amidst fears of Russian disinformation campaigns and threats of regulatory action. Social networks such as Twitter and Facebook have come under pressure to do more to combat…
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Creative industries to benefit from EU online copyright reform
The creative industries will benefit from online copyright reform as the European Union (EU) is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules. The online copyright reform will force Google and Facebook to share revenue with the creative industries and remove copyright-protected content on YouTube or Instagram. Negotiators from the EU countries, the European Parliament and…
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EU adds Nigeria, Saudi to dirty-money blacklist
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Panama are among the countries added by the European Commission (EU) to blacklisted nations for posing threats because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering. The listing of the countries is part of a crackdown against money laundering after several scandals hit banks in European Union (EU) in recent…
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Google warns EU against copyright reforms as compromise looms
Google has warned against planned EU copyright reforms that would make internet companies liable for infringements and require them to pay for publishing press snippets, amid signs that a compromise is emerging on the controversial measures. The overhaul, proposed by the European Union’s executive in 2016, aims to make EU copyright rules fit for the…
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Death threats: El-Rufai spoke in national interest, Buhari tells PDP, EU, others
The presidency on Wednesday said the controversies generated by comments credited to the Governor of Kaduna State and a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nasir El-Rufai on a national programme were needless and baseless. Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday threatened to pull out of the peace accord it signed with other…
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2019: EU replies El-Rufai over death threats to foreign election observers
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on Wednesday replied Governor Nasir El-Rufai and said its observers were invited for the February poll by the Federal Government. It said its observers are always impartial and do not interfere in the electoral process. It also clarified that its observers will continue their work across the…