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EU talks on CSAM law see advances on central hub, victim support, reporting February 27, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Consensus on a proposed EU law to combat online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, drew closer on Thursday as legislative talks yielded progress in several key areas. Negotiations advanced on a future EU hu... (more story)

Google reaches agreement with South Korea on export of high-precision base map February 27, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Google has secured conditional approval from South Korea to export the country’s 1:5,000 high-precision base map, clearing a major hurdle that could help the company to expand service offerings related to the ... (more story)

Meta argues at Calif. trial that family strife, academics drove plaintiff's anxiety February 27, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Cross-examination in the first jury trial over alleged addictive design shifted Thursday to the plaintiff’s family dynamics and school difficulties, as Meta Platforms sought to cast doubt on her claim that Ins... (more story)

'Infinite scroll' inventor tells N.M. Meta jury he fell prey to its power February 27, 2026 | Mike Swift

Aza Raskin, who invented the "infinite scroll" feature of social media that's commanded billions of hours of social media users' attention, told a jury in New Mexico Thursday that even with his understanding o... (more story)

Youth's self-esteem cratered after Meta, YouTube use, she tells Calif. court February 26, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

The 20-year-old woman claiming Meta and YouTube got her hooked on their platforms as a child and harmed her mental health testified Thursday in the first ever jury trial against the two companies, detailing an... (more story)

Apple’s ATT policy exposed European differences on interim measures, Coeuré says February 26, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

France’s flexible rules on antitrust interim measures meant it made more sense for its competition authority to probe Apple’s privacy prompt rather than wait until the EU takes up the case, according to France... (more story)

Meta fights class certification in US pixel tax-filing case February 26, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms asked a US federal judge not to certify any class over privacy claims that it illegally received and used personal data shared with it by third-party tax-filing websites via the use of Meta’s Pi... (more story)

US FTC settles three-year legal battle with data broker Kochava February 26, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission entered into a settlement on Thursday with Kochava, a data broker the commission sued in Idaho federal district court, according to a filing with the court.

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Juries must navigate diverging views of Meta emerging in US social media trials February 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Mike Swift and Xu Yuan

Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico will have to parse two very different views of Meta Platforms that they have heard during the first three weeks of parallel social media trials. Is the culture of “move fas... (more story)

Meta trial in New Mexico highlights tension between privacy and safety February 26, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Internal debate at Meta Platforms over whether to implement higher levels of privacy protections highlighted the long-existing tension between privacy and online safety, particularly over the protection of chi... (more story)

US FTC incentivizes age verification with new policy February 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission made its latest move to prioritize implementation of age verification technology Wednesday when it released a policy statement saying it will not enforce child privacy laws agai... (more story)

Meta loss in US biometric privacy case in Ill. underscores facial-filter risks February 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

Cosmetic filters that alter a person's appearance have been prominent in an addictive-design trial against Meta Platforms in Los Angeles, but a new decision by a federal judge in Illinois that the state's biom... (more story)

UK tech regulators strained by growth agenda ahead of shouldering more duties February 23, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's two key tech sector watchdogs, Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office, have yet to show that the government's agenda to enlist their help in growing the economy can be a good fit. Even the co... (more story)

In US social media trial, Meta’s internal records complicate its youth narrative February 21, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Internal Meta documents have offered a rare inside look at the company’s strategy around capturing the youth market.

Former Meta executives hope New Mexico trial leads to better safeguards February 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

As former Meta Platforms executives took the stand last week in a lawsuit against the company, they shared hope that social media could connect people and be a tool for good rather than harm. Former executives... (more story)

US DOJ's Assefi vows to reject 'half-measures,' wants more civil antitrust cases February 18, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubts about his commitment to enfo... (more story)