EU to finalise probes into tech platforms soon: Digital chief Henna Virkkunen

EU investigations into online platforms including X and Facebook to ensure they are protecting Europeans will be completed in the “coming weeks and months”, EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen told AFP on Friday.

Several online platforms, including Chinese retailers AliExpress and Temu and social media giants Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, are being probed under the European Union‘s landmark Digital Services Act (DSA).

The law requires the world’s largest tech firms to do more to protect consumers online and police content online.

“I’m expecting that…