EU orders ‘hey Google’ to be opened to rivals
The European Commission has ordered Google to allow competitors to be able to offer voice commands on Android apps so that consumers can choose alternative AI assistants if they want…
Experts advise EU-wide social media and websites banned for children
Experts have advised the EU to put in place a Europe-wide ban on children accessing social media and other websites that may contain inappropriate content. The President of the European…
HPRA warns of dangerous teeth whitening products
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has warned consumers about buying teeth whitening products online without getting advice from a dentist first. Under EU law, teeth whitening products should not…
Ryanair drops seat fee for parents
Ryanair has announced that parents and guardians will be able to sit next to their children without incurring a seat charge. “We will reluctantly adjust to this industry standard as…
Airlines must seat families together under EU rules
Families will be able to select seats together under a new EU air passenger rights law. Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council of the European Union have spent months…
EU fines Temu for selling ‘illegal items’
The EU has imposed a fine of €200 million on shopping platform, Temu, for selling what the European Commission says are “illegal items”. The European Commission said it was “very…
Car rental rip offs ‘widespread’
Far too many people are experiencing problems with car rentals on their holidays, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has found. The CCPC has been conducting polling on the…
One-click booking could get you from Ireland to mainland Europe on one ticket
The European Commission has proposed a new law which it says will allow travellers from Ireland to get to the rest of Europe on a single ticket. Under the proposals…
EU chief tells tech ‘children are not commodities’
Ursula von der Leyen has promised to push back against big tech and social media firms and protect children from online harm. Speaking at the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence…
Plagiarism or tribute?
The European Court of Justice has ruled on the definition of ‘pastiche’ in a copyright dispute that could have wider implications. For more than 20 years, the German band Kraftwerk…