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European Commission fines Elon Musk’s X €120m for breaches of the Digital Services Act

December 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU after it found rule breaches had left users vulnerable to scams and manipulation. The European Commission started investigating X under the […]

EU takes new legal action against UK over post-Brexit deal changes

June 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The EU has announced new legal action against the UK government over its plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. Ministers outlined a bill on Monday aimed at unilaterally changing trade, […]

Europe agrees new law to curb Big Tech dominance

March 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

European lawmakers have agreed on new rules which they hope will curb the dominance of Big Tech companies. Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), giants such as Google and Apple will be forced to open […]

Banks fined €1bn by EU for currency rigging

May 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

Five banks have been fined €1.07bn (£935m) by the European Commission after traders clubbed together to rig the foreign exchange market. Four banks in the “Banana Split” cartel – Barclays, RBS, Citigroup and JP Morgan […]

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Poland’s governing party has moved to reinstate Supreme Court justices whom it had forced into early retirement. It follows last month’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ordered that Poland suspend the application of […]

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating systemto illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search”. The firm’s parent Alphabet […]

Facebook fined 110m euros by the EU over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp data claim

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Facebook has been fined 110m euros (£95m) by the EU for providing “incorrect or misleading” information during its purchase of messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. The European Commission said Facebook had said it could not […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]