Reuters: In a first, an EU court fines the EC €400 for breaching its own data protection rules by transferring a citizen’s data to the US via “Sign in with Facebook”  —  In a first, the EU General Court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission must pay damages to a German citizen … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: Meta says it will launch a test in Germany, France, and the US to post eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace, after the EU fined it €798M for abusing dominance  —  – Company was fined €798 million by EU for abusing dominance  — Meta still challenging landmark fine through EU courts Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Niklas Zennström says European startups can thrive by developing apps for US-based AI platforms and believes pessimism about European startups is exaggerated  —  Niklas Zennström believes continent can thrive by developing applications on top of artificial intelligence models Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sotiris Nikas / Bloomberg: JPMorgan files two lawsuits over its investment in fintech Viva Wallet; source: JPM claims €916M, alleging Viva deprived JPM the value of its 2022 investment  —  In a Greek lawsuit the bank is claiming €916 million ($943 million) over allegations that Viva’s chief executive officer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta’s moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon’s policies  —  Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme