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FTC Commissioner Mark Meador

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

March 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

US FTC could be headed away from data-deletion remedies

Artificial Intelligence

March 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Anthropic fight against US DoD designation moves to DC Circuit

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 27, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Nexstar, DOJ, FCC coordination show why deal should be blocked, US states say

Antitrust View More

Brazil CADE chief touts settlements, digital enforcement, faster merger review

March 30, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Outgoing CADE President Gustavo de Lima said he leaves Brazil’s competition authority with a stronger record on settlements and a marked expansion in unilateral conduct enforcement and digital markets, while k... (more story)

No-poach labor sanction upheld in Portuguese ruling against Inetum

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Portugal's competition court has upheld a €3.09 million fine against Inetum for engaging in illegal “no-poach” agreements, marking the first judicial confirmation in Portugal of anticompetitive p... (more story)

Apple denied US appellate review of injunction in Epic Games antitrust suit

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Apple failed to convince the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rehear an appeal regarding an injunction issued in antitrust litigation brought by Epic Games over Apple's App Store. The... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

India's draft IT rules tighten grip on Big Tech, putting creators at risk

March 31, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India proposes to tighten control over Big Tech by making directives under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules legally binding. The Ministry of Electronics ... (more story)

India eyes new regulations covering social media, threatens removal of safe harbor

March 31, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to tighten ov... (more story)

Firms must get back to data governance basics to protect info, Irish officials say

March 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

As artificial intelligence adds cyber risk, human training and getting back to the basics of data security training will be key safeguards for companies, Irish data protection authorities said Monday.

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US DOJ, HPE ask court to issue order remedying state disclosure of confidential data

March 30, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division wrote to US District Judge P. Casey Pitts asking him to issue a second order mandating reparations for states' dis... (more story)

Imerys‑SB deal called complex as Brazil’s CADE seeks in-depth review

March 30, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil’s antitrust regulator classified Imerys’ proposed acquisition of SB Mineração as a complex transaction. The decision calls for additional scrutiny to assess potential competitive harm resulting from the... (more story)

Permira and Warburg Pincus notify Clearwater Analytics takeover in Turkey

March 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania

Private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus have requested clearance from the Turkish competition authority for their intended acquisition of Clearwater Analytics, the regulator told MLex. The deal has alr... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US FTC getting closer to modifying COPPA rule with age verification in mind

March 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

The US Federal Trade Commission is considering changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act to address age verification, an attorney advisor to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Monday. This comes a... (more story)

EU citizens file two complaints under EU-US Data Privacy Framework

March 30, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe, North America

Two complaints have been filed under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and one is still pending, a senior US government official who overseas the framework said Monday. The complaints come as the data transfer ... (more story)

US judge says FISA court not 'rubber stamp' for US intelligence agencies

March 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

The former chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court said Monday that judges of the secretive US court, whose workings have been a concern to EU privacy advocates and judges, frequently pu... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Reddit's data scraping lawsuit against Anthropic sent back to California state court

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge has remanded Reddit’s lawsuit against Anthropic over alleged illegal data scraping from its platform to California state court, where it was originally filed. US District Judge... (more story)

Abbott diabetes patent injunction against Chinese rival upheld by UPC judges

March 30, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Abbott secured a win as Unified Patent Court judges upheld an injunction against Sinocare and Menarini, confirming jurisdiction over a Chinese manufacturer. The Court of Appeal rejected validity challenges and... (more story)

Japanese court rejects Viatris' bid to block Sawai Amitiza generic

March 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia, North America

An Osaka District Court ruling handed Japanese generics maker Sawai Pharmaceutical a win against Viatris’ Japan unit, holding that a later patent extension for a new dose can’t be used to keep blocking an olde... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US lawmakers probing Musk's role in gutting corporate transparency law

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rep. Maxine Waters, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raising questions about the extent of Elon Musk’s role in the US Tre... (more story)

US 401(k) managers get green light from Labor to expand to crypto, private credit

March 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US 401(k) plan managers who want to expand ordinary investors’ access to private credit and private equity investments, cryptocurrency and real estate would get legal protection under a draft rule by the US De... (more story)

Italian arms dealer pleads guilty in US to ammunition exports to Russia

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Italian national Manfred Gruber pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations after illegally exporting ammunition worth over $540,000 from the US to Kyrgyzstan, and onward to ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Former broker indicted, sued in US over insider trading, obstruction allegations

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Ronald Smith, a Connecticut resident and former representative for a New York-based broker-dealer, was indicted by federal prosecutors and sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over a... (more story)

US Senator Warren presses SEC Chair Atkins on enforcement chief's resignation

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins pressing for answers regarding the resignation of Judge Margaret Ryan, the enforcement director at the SEC, following a six-month tenure.

Debate areas on EU capital markets supervision outlined in meeting notes

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Preparatory notes on a reform including more centralized supervision of capital markets, obtained by MLex, show the issues that officials from Cyprus aim to tackle with EU countries’ financial ex... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court partly remands Commerce solar cells order

March 30, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Monday partly remanded the Commerce Department’s 2019 review of an antidumping order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (solar cells) from China, finding the feder... (more story)

US Commerce order on Chinese solar cells mostly remanded by trade court

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Claire Kelly mostly remanded the Department of Commerce's 2019 review of an antidumping order on Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells. Kelly ruled ... (more story)

US trade court includes finalized entries in tariff refunds case

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton said in an order that all finalized entries paid under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act are eligible for refunds. Eaton's o... (more story)

State Aid View More

E.Ca study on banking aid highlights EU state aid rules in crisis times

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A study conducted by E.Ca Economics for the European Commission has evaluated the state aid rules for banks after the 2008 financial crisis. Using data from 2007–2021 and comparative analysis of ... (more story)

Italy yet to trigger EU state aid review of energy plan contesting emission rules

March 30, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Italy’s new energy decree challenging EU emissions trading system costs will be an early test for the European Commission, as it weighs whether or not to soften state aid rules in response to a national measur... (more story)

Portugal gets EU state aid clearance for €250m forest restoration support

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Portuguese €250 million state aid program to support investments for the restoration of forests following natural disasters, severe weather or catastrophic events has been cleared by the Europe... (more story)

Energy View More

G7 signals coordinated action to protect energy markets amid Middle East tensions

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The G7’s energy and finance ministers, joined by central bank governors, said they stand ready to take coordinated measures to stabilize energy markets amid Middle East tensions. In a press relea... (more story)

Delays in EU electricity market rules require stronger enforcement, regulator says

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Delays in implementing EU electricity market rules require stronger monitoring and enforcement, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators said on Monday. In its latest report, the ag... (more story)

EU countries clear talks with UK on joining electricity market

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries have authorized the European Commission to open negotiations with the UK on its participation in the EU’s internal electricity market, based on alignment with EU rules. The goal is t... (more story)

Technology View More

Maryland man charged with hacking, stealing $53m from DeFi exchange

March 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Jonathan Spalletta, a Maryland man, was charged in the US with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with his hacks of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance. Spall... (more story)

EU telecom regulators want clarity on draft rules on network fee 'conciliation'

March 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications — BEREC — said in an assessment of the European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act that a proposal to introduce more regulato... (more story)

Indonesia's social media rules force platforms to adapt, but blanket ban concerns linger

March 30, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Major global social media platforms operating in Indonesia have started to make adjustments to their platforms, with some still in the process of modifying platforms in consultation with the government after n... (more story)