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UK privacy watchdog withholds post-Edwards review details over risk to ICO work August 11, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK privacy regulator has refused to disclose details of an independent review into its culture, accountability and governance following the resignation of Information Commissioner John Edwards, saying that... (more story)

China expands police cybersecurity inspections of data, algorithms under new rules August 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is expanding the scope of police oversight of cyberspace, bringing data processing, personal information and algorithms more explicitly within a security-inspection regime as Beijing updates rules first ... (more story)

Former researcher accuses Meta of suppressing findings, Tennessee jury hears August 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A former Meta Platforms researcher accused the company of unethically suppressing and interfering with internal research related to user experience, a jury in Tennessee heard in the ongoing trial of the US sta... (more story)

US appeals court declines to block Meta addictive design trial in Calif. August 10, 2026 | Mike Swift

A federal appeals court rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to derail a 29-state trial alleging Facebook and Instagram harmed children, misled families and illegal... (more story)

Meta moves to block 'star' witness Bejar testimony in states' addictive design trial August 10, 2026 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms is trying to block the trial testimony of Arturo Bejar, a former director of engineering for Meta turned child-safety advocate, in the addictive design case 29 states are bringing against Meta s... (more story)

South Korea seeks reform of privacy framework to adapt to AI August 10, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea is seeking an overhaul of the country's privacy framework, particularly the consent-based approach, which the country's privacy regulator says is becoming increasingly ill-suited to artificial inte... (more story)

China targets large personal-data handlers with tougher privacy rules August 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is proposing sweeping privacy requirements for large personal-data handlers, expanding oversight beyond internet platforms and tightening requirements on data processing, corporate governance and platfor... (more story)

Malaysia steps up social-media age checks, automated harmful-content removals August 10, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Malaysia's communications regulator has sought explanations from social-media providers over noncompliance with age-verification requirements under the country's new online-safety regime. The move comes as pla... (more story)

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Platforms set to see EU’s full child-safety rulebook take shape by year-end August 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

In the coming months, social media companies and other online services are likely to get a clearer picture of the EU’s broader regulatory framework for child safety. A new European Commission proposal is expec... (more story)

TikTok employees were candid internally about platform harms, US court documents show August 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Years before TikTok was sued on addictive design claims, employees voiced worries about the many children under age 13 on the platform, and whether the company could be liable for inappropriate conduct, accord... (more story)

US social media orders on Meta, Google, TikTok augur trouble for 'attention economy' August 07, 2026 | Mike Swift

Two separate court rulings, one by a federal judge in California and one by a state court judge in New Mexico, could mean trouble ahead for the "attention economy." The federal judge found recommendation algor... (more story)

EU privacy regulators eye common approach to risks of AI-enabled smart glasses August 07, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Imogen Howse

Companies selling AI-enabled smart glasses in Europe, including Meta Platforms with its prominent Ray-Ban AI glasses, are facing growing privacy scrutiny as regulators assess whether existing data-protection r... (more story)

WhatsApp age-check pilot puts India's child-privacy rules to the test August 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requir... (more story)

New CalPrivacy audit officer excited to carry out proactive privacy checks August 06, 2026 | Xu Yuan

California, the state that has been leading privacy enforcement in both the US and the world, has a new tool to look into how companies handle data. Sabrina Ross, the person who will be wielding that power, wi... (more story)

What kind of digital euro will the EU get? August 06, 2026 | Helena Freitas

The EU is no longer debating only whether to create a digital euro, but what kind of payment instrument it should become. Make-or-break choices are now at the negotiating table of EU lawmakers and governments,... (more story)

As platforms escape EU legal limbo over CSAM rules, uncertainty still lurks August 05, 2026 | Júlia Tar

A restored legal framework for online platforms to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material under revived interim EU rules ended months of uncertainty that left companies taking different compliance appr... (more story)