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Lawyers take third shot at approval for $32m GoodRx privacy settlement in US June 02, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

After twice failing to win court approval, lawyers for roughly 56 million consumers are trying a third time to settle privacy claims against discount prescription company GoodRx over the alleged use of web-tra... (more story)

Amazon defends digital, product-safety rules compliance to EU lawmakers June 02, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Amazon has defended its Digital Services Act compliance and product-safety controls before EU lawmakers, saying manufacturers should be ultimately responsible for their products, but "that's not to say that ma... (more story)

Clarify new services in telecom draft bill, EU lawmaker Vălean says June 02, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European telecom companies should have more clarity about how the EU should treat emerging network services, particularly 5G network slicing, a leading European Parliament member said on Tuesday. Adina Vălean,... (more story)

EU govts asked for additional guidance on plans for simplifying digital rules June 02, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Trade secret protections, automated cookie consent and cyber incident reporting are the main outstanding questions in negotiations over the EU's digital simplification package, according to a June 1 document s... (more story)

Helsinki University pharmacy's €1.1m GDPR fine quashed under public-sector rule June 02, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Finnish pharmacy Yliopiston Apteekki has had a €1.1 million GDPR fine overturned by a Helsinki court. The pharmacy is a public-sector entity as it is owned by the University of Helsinki, and so under Finnish l... (more story)

Indian court backs 'right to be forgotten,' orders delisting of legal records June 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

An Indian court has laid down comprehensive principles on the "right to be forgotten" in a ruling with significant implications for digital intermediaries. The Delhi High Court ordered search engines to delist... (more story)

Amazon warns EU probe of cloud computing will harm legal certainty, resilience June 02, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Amazon has urged the European Commission not to bring its cloud computing business under the Digital Markets Act, arguing that the sector is already highly competitive and subject to specific regulation. Overl... (more story)

Online platforms pledge to strengthen CSAM reports after congressional inquiry June 01, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Eight online platforms, including Meta Platforms, TikTok, SnapChat and Amazon, have all pledged to strengthen the reports of child sexual abuse materials that they send to the National Center for Missing and E... (more story)

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Meta, others could face expensive resolution of US school suits after settlement June 02, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Mike Swift and Maria Dinzeo

The $27 million paid by Meta Platforms, Snap, TikTok and YouTube to resolve the first US school district lawsuit over alleged social media addiction may seem minimal, but the settlement could be just the begin... (more story)

AI chatbots: California Invasion of Privacy Act's next frontier May 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

AI companies are finding themselves in the crosshairs of California's decades-old anti-wiretapping law, illustrated by two class actions against OpenAI for allegedly embedding tracking technology in the ChatGP... (more story)

US legislative efforts to ban social media forge ahead as legal challenges loom May 29, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Following recent court victories against social media giants like Meta Platforms over online harms for children, efforts by state lawmakers to ban social media use by young people are making progress in Califo... (more story)

South Carolina’s broad Age-Appropriate Design Code to affect array of companies May 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Companies that never had to comply with children’s online regulations are prepping to submit audits to South Carolina’s attorney general under the state’s new Age-Appropriate Design Code that took effect earlier this year.

Roblox faces investigative demand from Conn., hinting at regulatory problems May 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

Roblox has joined social media companies such as Meta Platforms and TikTok in facing regulatory scrutiny over whether its platform design is addictive, as Connecticut's attorney general hit the company last mo... (more story)

Singapore AI sandbox highlights shift toward deployment-level governance May 27, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Enterprise AI governance is increasingly shifting away from abstract model risks toward operational oversight of how autonomous AI systems behave once deployed in the real world. That shift was evident in the ... (more story)

TikTok’s EU probe may trigger addiction ‘guardrails’, not business overhaul (update*) May 27, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s EU probe over allegedly addictive features could be resolved through stronger safeguards and mitigation measures rather than a fundamental overhaul of the platform’s business model, MLex has learned. ... (more story)

Push for UK social media ban risks being seen as political lifeline for Starmer May 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK pressure for social media restrictions for under-16s has intensified ahead of a government consultation on children’s online safety closing on Tuesday. A leadership crisis in the ruling Labour party has led... (more story)