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Research finds 'shadow AI' in vendor software poses growing privacy risk May 27, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Businesses may not know what AI is actually running inside the software they buy from vendors, as new research shows that 64 percent of vendors failed to disclose additional AI subprocessors in their data proc... (more story)

US judge to have advisory jury for state claims in Meta youth mental health trial May 27, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A US federal judge told a coalition of states that she intends to have an advisory jury for at least some of their claims against Meta Platforms over the role of its social media apps in the deterioration of y... (more story)

Lifted redactions in US Discord suit allege outdated algorithms led to child harm May 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New Jersey’s unredacted complaint against Discord, released Tuesday, details allegations that the messaging platform’s content moderation algorithmic tools were outdated and failed to live up to the standards ... (more story)

UK data watchdog weighed transparency on chief's absence weeks before disclosure May 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK Information Commissioner's Office had internal discussions about having a “more proactive and transparent communications approach” to the absence of the privacy watchdog's chief more than one month befo... (more story)

Telecom, satellite companies see EU plan to split spectrum for mobile services (update*) May 27, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Telecom operators and satellite service providers, such as EchoStar and Viasat, will see an EU plan to divide spectrum for government and commercial uses, after the EU executive faced intense scrutiny to allow... (more story)

China's justice ministry, top court step up AI legislative push May 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s Justice Ministry and top court are stepping up efforts to build a legal framework for artificial intelligence, placing comprehensive AI legislation and AI-related adjudication rules on their respective... (more story)

Japan parliament approves intelligence council bill despite privacy concerns May 27, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to strengthen Japan’s intelligence-gathering capabilities won parliamentary approval Wednesday despite opposition concerns over privacy rights and potential surveillance of... (more story)

Dozens of US state AGs oppose House kids online safety bill May 26, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

More than 40 state attorneys general sent a letter to US congressional leadership on Tuesday opposing the House's version of a kids' online safety bill known as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or KID... (more story)

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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 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)

YouTube, TikTok criticized over UK child safety, but rivals also put on notice May 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

TikTok and YouTube bore the brunt of criticism over child-safety protections in a UK regulatory report this week, but rivals such as Meta Platforms, Snap and Roblox also remain exposed to enforcement risk from... (more story)

SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks May 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)

US FTC privacy spending dwarfed by global peers as Congress mulls new law May 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

While the US Federal Trade Commission spends a fraction of what other privacy enforcers around the world spend per capita, it has nevertheless brought many of the largest privacy settlements in history, includ... (more story)

Xi, Trump sidestep chip curbs while reviving AI security talks May 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)

TikTok, Snap, YouTube settle, avoid jury in addiction case brought by US schools May 18, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Xu Yuan

This summer, for the first time, four social media companies were set to face a jury together over claims their intentionally addictive designs fueled a youth mental health crisis. Now, Meta Platforms will sta... (more story)