EU media giants push Digital Fairness Act toward Big Tech

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Major European broadcasters and publishers are urging EU regulators to ensure the upcoming Digital Fairness Act (DFA) focuses on dominant tech platforms rather than traditional media companies.

Industry groups including ACT — representing firms such as Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, RTL and ITV — argue broadcasters already face heavy regulation and that applying the same digital rules broadly could damage journalism, media pluralism and advertising-supported business models.

The proposed DFA is expected to address dark patterns, addictive product design, misleading influencer tactics and subscription traps. Media groups warn that features like autoplay, recommendation engines and personalized advertising are essential business tools, not inherently harmful practices.

They are calling for a risk-based framework that targets Big Tech’s market power rather than imposing blanket obligations across structurally different industries.

China forces Meta to unwind Manus AI deal

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Meta is reportedly preparing to reverse its $2 billion-plus acquisition of AI startup Manus after Chinese regulators blocked the deal on national security grounds.

According to reports, Beijing ordered Meta to fully unwind the acquisition, restore Manus’s Chinese assets, and remove any transferred data or technology. Regulators have reportedly set a preliminary deadline of several weeks and may impose penalties if the reversal is incomplete.

Manus investors, including major Asian backers, are reportedly coordinating around the unwinding process, while some investors have already received returns.

The case reflects China’s growing scrutiny of foreign investment in domestic frontier AI firms, especially ahead of broader U.S.-China diplomatic negotiations.

OpenAI misses growth targets before IPO push

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OpenAI has reportedly fallen short of internal revenue and user growth goals as it prepares for a potential IPO, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The report says ChatGPT user growth slowed late last year, missing a target of 1 billion weekly active users, while revenue also underperformed projections amid stronger competition from Anthropic in coding and enterprise AI markets.

CFO Sarah Friar reportedly raised concerns internally about whether slower growth could challenge OpenAI’s ability to sustain massive future data-center and computing commitments. Subscriber churn has also reportedly increased.

CEO Sam Altman and Friar publicly rejected suggestions of internal misalignment, stating the company remains focused on securing compute capacity and expanding aggressively.