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Earlier this week, France banned the sale of the iPhone 12 smartphone because the government claimed that the phone emitted radiation beyond allowable levels.

TikTok has opened its first European data center as the video app attempts to combat long-held privacy concerns over its links to China.

Instagram and Facebook will soon offer Stories and Reels in chronological order to European users -- as Meta prepares to comply with the European Union’s (EU) new Digital Services Act (DSA).

TikTok users in Europe will soon be able to opt out of its powerful content-selection algorithm as the app prepares to comply with the European Union's (EU) new Digital Services Act (DSA).

The European Union's AI Act has added a new provision that forces generative AI companies to disclose copyrighted material within the datasets they use.

The European Commission, the executive power of the European Union (EU), has banned its staff from using TikTok over security fears.

The European Union (EU) plans to introduce new legislation in 2023 that will force the companies behind AI image generators to be more open about how their models are built.

The European Union (EU) today gave its final approval which demands that by 2024, the USB-C port will become mandatory for a range of electronic devices including mobile phones, tablets, and headphones.

It finally happened: The European Parliament (EP) voted to make almost all electronics USB-C compatible.

DJI has announced that it has received the first-ever C1 drone certificate for its Mavic 3 drone series that allows them to be flown in the new A1 Open Air Category without first having to pass the complex and expensive A2 Remote Piloting License exam.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has reiterated her stance that consumers should not have to continue to buy new and different charging cables for their mobile devices.

A group of United States senators has written a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department advocating that the country should follow the European Union's decision to force all electronics manufacturers to adopt a common charging cable.

In a move that is being called a major blow to Apple's proprietary Lightning port, the European Union has come to an agreement that will require all smartphone manufacturers that sell in Europe to use the common USB-C port.

Meta has published a blog post that takes aim at the language used to report that it "threatened" to pull Instagram and Facebook out of European countries if the rules around data transfers were changed.

Meta might shut down Instagram and Facebook in Europe if the company isn't allowed to process data from its European users on its U.S.-based servers, a change that is currently under regulators' scrutiny.

The European Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union (EU), has announced plans to force electronics manufacturers, from smartphones to handheld video game consoles, to use USB-C in an effort to reduce waste, and Apple is not happy about it.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has passed a new set of drone regulations that centralize and blanket the entire European Union under one set of rules that includes Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and the United Kingdom.

Putting the words "Leica" and "Cheap" in the same headline is usually an oxymoron, but the company has just announced that it will be selling "Made in Portugal" versions of nine popular M-mount lenses in order to bypass a controversial US tariff established last year, making these lenses more affordable for US buyers.

In September 2018, the European Parliament voted in favor of the highly controversial EU Copyright Directive, which aims to "harmonize" copyright law across Europe. But critics argue the law could destroy the open Web, and now Google is showing an eye-opening look at what its search results could soon look like.

In a shocking referendum that has left the country in turmoil this morning, the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. This is what Canon and Hasselblad's CEOs had to say about the potential impact.

Good news for photographers in Europe: freedom of panorama will live on to see another day -- in most countries, at least. Today the European Parliament voted on a controversial proposal that threatened to restrict the photography of copyrighted buildings and sculptures from public places. An overwhelming majority of MEPs voted against the plan.

Last month, we shared how "freedom of panorama" has come under attack in Europe. According to a proposed amendment to copyright reforms being considered, photographers would need to seek authorization before commercially using photos showing copyrighted works that are permanently located in public spaces.

Once word of the proposed amendment got out, photographers have been working hard to speak out against the proposal in order to retain freedom of panorama.