...banning social media platform X from the EU if it continues to breach EU rules. Almost one in two Europeans would support banning the social media platform X from the European Union if it continues to breach EU rules, according to a new YouGov survey conducted across five major member states. The polling, carried out in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Poland, suggests growing frustration among voters around what they see as a lack of compliance by the Elon Musk-owned platform with European digital regulations. Between 60 and 78 percent of respondents in each country said the EU should take further action against X if it fails to address breaches identified by the European Commission last year. Among those in favour of more measures, a majority - ranging from 62 to 73 percent – said the platform should be banned if it refuses to comply. Overall, 47 percent of respondents supported a potential ban.

A government-commissioned report on the environmental impact of nuclear waste storage is so flawed it must be redone, according to an independent review, the NRC reported on Friday. The review by the commission for environmental impact assessments (MER) said the findings were incomplete, poorly substantiated and in some cases incorrect, making it impossible to judge whether current waste management practices are safe, the paper said. Junior environment minister Chris Jansen had commissioned the report as part of a ten-yearly review required under European rules. The findings will be used by parliament to assess the quality of decision-making around the country’s long-term nuclear waste policy. Although the commission found no indication of immediate environmental risk, it said the report failed to properly assess the impact on soil, water and air quality.

Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says

Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people`s private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said on Friday. The comments come two days after the European Commission proposed draft rules that would allow facial recognition to be used to search for missing children or criminals and in cases of…

Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says

Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people`s private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said on Friday. The comments come two days after the European Commission proposed draft rules that would allow facial recognition to be used to search for missing children or criminals and in cases of…