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Regulatory glare turns on video-games sector in global push to protect children
The video-games industry has moved into the global regulatory spotlight. Policymakers, particularly in the EU, are advancing new rules and stricter enforcement, whi... (more story)
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As Tong takes leadership of attorneys general, states confront tech on AI, platform addiction
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who this week began his one-year term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, sees approaching tri... (more story)
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Vietnam pairs first AI law with sweeping digital, IP and cybersecurity reforms
Vietnam passed four laws Wednesday that together create a comprehensive AI regulatory regime. Alongside a standalone AI law that adopts a risk-based regulatory appr... (more story)
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South Korea’s privacy watchdog is planning its toughest shake-up in years, seeking punitive fines of up to 10 percent of companies’ total turnover and expanding group lawsuits to allow damages as it scrambles ... (more story)
The US-based tech company Reddit has filed proceedings in Australia’s top court, arguing that the country’s new law restricting access to social media platforms for under-16s, which came into effect on Dec. 10... (more story)
The long-running consumer class action over the 2022 Singtel Optus data breach will be heard in mid-2027, as presiding judge Jonathan Beach confirmed that his 2026 calendar is already full. In a Federal Court ... (more story)
Chinese authorities have summoned representatives from ByteDance following its rollout of a controversial agentic-AI assistant embedded in ZTE’s upcoming Nubia M153 smartphone, MLex has learned. Regulators’ co... (more story)
Algorithm-enhanced doom scrolling and its potential impact on children's mental health may be fueling calls for stricter control in the West but Japan for now isn’t considering that angle, according to experts... (more story)
A US House subcommittee approved a slate of bills aimed at enhancing the protections of children online, including versions of the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act.
LastPass, which runs a password management app, said it has strengthened its security practices following the UK privacy regulator's investigation into it over data protection failings. It was on Thursday fine... (more story)
The European Parliament is facing a complex puzzle on how to divide responsibilities on the two digital amendment packages, with early positioning of EU lawmakers occurring amid internal in-fighting, personal ... (more story)
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Regulators worldwide have woken up to a need to police online safety for minors. Australia has arguably gone the furthest, banning social media for under-16s from this week. In Europe, America, Asia and beyond... (more story)
The video-games industry has moved into the global regulatory spotlight. Policymakers, particularly in the EU, are advancing new rules and stricter enforcement, while court cases are multiplying in the US, all... (more story)
Age verification is increasingly seen as a way to keep children away from harm online, as seen with versions in place in the EU, UK and the US. But there are widespread fears that proving your age necessarily ... (more story)
Government social media age restrictions, such as the one coming into force this week in Australia, or broad content-moderation laws such as those in the EU and the UK, are impossible in the US because they ar... (more story)
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who this week began his one-year term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, sees approaching trials in lawsuits by state attorneys general ag... (more story)
As Washington moves to ease restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, Beijing is likely to respond with a calibrated two-track approach that might allow Chinese companies to buy the powerful chips under... (more story)
Reddit has a complicated relationship with AI. While the 20-year-old social platform recently sued Anthropic and Perplexity alleging the AI companies illegally scraped its content to train their large language... (more story)
Brazil's National Data Protection Agency, or ANPD, has been restructured to facilitate implementation in March 2026 of a law aimed at protecting children and adolescents in digital environments.