A California appeals court questioned whether social media companies can be forced to cover school districts' costs of dealing with student mental-health problems, classroom disruptions and other fallout tied to platform use.

TikTok on Friday settled its lawsuit with the US Department of Justice for alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act for $400 million — a reduction, MLex has learned, from a 2024 settl... (more story)

EU lawmakers want the proposed Digital Omnibus to advance Europe's technological sovereignty by reducing reliance on non-EU AI and data-processing providers. Amendments they have lodged broaden a package origi... (more story)

Porn sites operating in the UK have been warned by the country’s online safety watchdog that failures to implement robust age checks will end up in enforcement as it published details of a recent fine. Ofcom s... (more story)

Uber has been fined €825 million by the Dutch Data Protection Authority under EU data protection rules for deactivating driver accounts without adequately informing them. The Dutch regulator found that Uber fa... (more story)

TikTok has said it flagged a possible breach of sanctions to both UK and Irish regulators. "In April 2026, the group identified and is investigating a potential issue relating to its compliance with applicable... (more story)

China’s internet and public security authorities have clarified how companies should conduct and report data-security risk assessments under new rules that took effect this week, as Beijing moves to operationa... (more story)

Hong Kong's privacy regulator cleared four educational institutions of wrongdoing after a cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform exposed personal data of more than 153,000 students and staff. The authorit... (more story)