Brussels, Belgium, Jan 8, 2025 (AFP) - Can EU stand up to belligerent Big Tech in new Trump era?

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2025-01-08

Facing charges of "censorship" from both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU will need its full legal arsenal -- and political will aplenty -- to stand up to US Big Tech once Donald Trump is back. Days before Trump's inauguration as US president, Meta chief Zuckerberg set the tone Tuesday by abruptly ending his firm's fact-checking programme on Facebook and Instagram in the United States -- and indicating changes could be coming to Europe too.......

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