Thailand sets data safeguards for citizen access to foreign AI models
August 25, 2026
| Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj
Thailand is preparing to give as many as 5 million citizens government-funded access to more than 30 generative-AI models, including OpenAI's GPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, through it... (more story)
China proposes road-safety framework for autonomous vehicles in law revamp
August 25, 2026
| MLex Staff
China is proposing a dedicated road-safety framework for autonomous vehicles that would help remove legal barriers to the commercial deployment of Level 3 and more advanced self-driving systems. A draft revisi... (more story)
Meta, TikTok, Snap face fines of 10% of global revenue under New Zealand bill
August 25, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Meta Platforms, TikTok and Snap could face fines of up to 10 percent of their global revenue under New Zealand legislation that would ban under-16s from social media. The bill would require high-risk platforms... (more story)
Instagram teen-safety tools were litigation shield, former worker tells US jury
August 24, 2026
| Mike Swift
As a US addictive design trial against Meta Platforms in California entered its second week, former Instagram employee George Volichenko told jurors he quit Meta after concluding its teen-wellbeing team partly... (more story)
Meta acknowledges teen overuse concerns, but disputes addiction claims in Tennessee trial
August 24, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Meta Platforms executives told jurors Monday that the company responded to concerns about teens' problematic Instagram use by adding parental controls, time-management tools and other safety features, while re... (more story)
Discord appeals Brazil's livestream suspension, says ANPD lacks authority
August 24, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Discord has appealed a National Data Protection Agency decision to ban its livestreaming features in Brazil, arguing that only the judiciary has the authority to impose such restrictions under Brazil’s child o... (more story)
TikTok says it faces up to $11.45bn in Dutch collective claims in privacy cases
August 24, 2026
| Matthew Newman
TikTok faces maximum claims totaling $11.45 billion in three Dutch collective actions over its handling of user data and allegedly harmful content, according to financial disclosures by TikTok Information Tech... (more story)
EU supports ‘friend’ Canada after US trade talks collapse, key lawmaker says
August 24, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
Europe stands in solidarity with Canada after its trade negotiations with the US collapsed, the European Parliament’s trade committee chair Bernd Lange has said, accusing Washington of using “pressure and blac... (more story)