Bipartisanship on kids' online safety reignites as US Congress pursues reform
June 24, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Both chambers of US Congress are looking to act on children's online safety with fresh bipartisan approaches announced this week.
US House child safety plan shows movement on preemption, ‘knowledge’
June 23, 2026
| Emma Whitford
As the ink dries on the US House’s latest children’s safety legislative package, Republicans appear to have made substantive concessions in areas including state law preemption and what constitutes “knowledge”... (more story)
US FTC's study on chatbot industry could shape future legislation, Ferguson says
June 23, 2026
| Amy Miller and Mike Swift
Lawmakers eager to pass news laws reining in companion chatbots need empirical evidence to sort through policy debates that revolve around anecdotal reports and high-profile incidents, and the US Federal Trade... (more story)
GDPR-AI Act interplay is key priority for French digital regulator
June 23, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The CNIL, France’s digital regulator, is making alignment between the EU AI Act and the GDPR a top priority as the bloc’s AI rules take effect, a senior official said. In an interview with MLex, Nacera Bekhat,... (more story)
Japan's AI copyright bargain: not Brussels, not Washington
June 19, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan is trying to keep one of the world’s most permissive AI copyright rules intact while making opaque AI use harder to defend. Its 2026 intellectual property strategy keeps AI training largely protected, bu... (more story)
Ferguson says FTC poised for jump in US privacy enforcement in late 2026
June 18, 2026
| Mike Swift and Khushita Vasant
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said his agency is poised for a surge in data privacy enforcement cases in the second half of this year. Speaking with MLex from his office in the agency's ... (more story)
New Canadian privacy legislation would be sea change toward stronger enforcement
June 17, 2026
| Mike Swift
Canada's proposed Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, also known as Bill C-26, would transform the country's privacy enforcement landscape, replacing key parts of its current private-sector privacy law w... (more story)
Beside UK social media ban, platforms await design and feature restrictions
June 16, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK's planned ban on social media platforms offering services to under-16s is the headline outcome of the government's recent child safety consultation. But accompanying documents tease a wider package of m... (more story)