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EU 5G vendor phaseout timeline factors in member states' experience, official says March 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Mike Swift

A proposed 36-month EU timeline to phase out high-risk vendors from 5G networks is based on the experience of member states and years of preparatory work under the bloc’s 5G security framework, the European Co... (more story)

Porn sites, Snapchat face EU action over online risks to children March 26, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos have breached the EU's online child protection rules, while Snapchat is being investigated over alleged shortcomings in child safety, the European Commission has said. The ... (more story)

EU lawmakers reject temporary CSAM rules extension, leaving legal gap looming March 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar

An extension of temporary rules allowing platforms to voluntarily detect online child sexual abuse material was rejected in a vote by EU lawmakers on Thursday, leaving a legal gap as the current rules are set ... (more story)

EU countries give digital 'omnibus' broad backing but diverge on AI and data rules March 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

EU countries have a range of differing positions on changes to data-protection rules in the European Commission’s proposed digital simplification package, according to four documents seen by MLex. They show di... (more story)

Zuckerberg testimony not convincing, juror says in Calif. social media trial March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in the trial over social media addiction was not convincing to the jury, one of the jurors said after finding that Meta and YouTube must pay $6 million in damages... (more story)

EU cybersecurity regulator sees common cause with US, despite federal absence at RSA March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

While US federal cybersecurity regulators were a no-show at this week's RSA conference in San Francisco, a key EU regulator who attended the conference said she's hopeful that the many common cybersecurity iss... (more story)

US FTC, Maryland child privacy regulations to be enforced starting in April March 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Children’s data is facing stricter regulation as more transparency requirements by the US Federal Trade Commission and the state of Maryland take effect in April, regulators said Wednesday.

Meta, YouTube must pay $6m in Calif. damages over youth's mental health (*update) March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A state court jury in California found Meta Platforms and YouTube are liable for causing the mental health problems suffered by the 20-year-old plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging social media’s role in the deteri... (more story)

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Global data-protection, AI pros set to converge on DC for IAPP summit March 26, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Mike Swift

The world's privacy and AI professionals are set to converge on Washington DC for the International Association of Privacy Professional's annual Global Summit. For the first time, “privacy” isn't the summit’s ... (more story)

X’s Grok in line for Dutch ruling on legality of AI-generated sexualized images March 25, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social-media company X is due to see a high-profile Dutch court ruling on Thursday in litigation over its chatbot Grok's use of AI to generate and distribute sexually explicit imagery, including non-consensual... (more story)

For Meta, other platforms, historic New Mexico verdict could signal legal trouble March 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

While the $375 million penalty a New Mexico jury handed to Meta Platforms was less than 20 percent of had been sought by the New Mexico attorney general, the jury's quick and decisive verdict — the first of wh... (more story)

Meta faces $375m penalty as jury finds liability in N.M. social media trial March 24, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

Meta Platforms violated a New Mexico consumer protection law and should pay a $375 million fine, a jury said Tuesday in handing down the first of what is likely to be many verdicts in courts across the US abou... (more story)

EU court data request ruling seen lowering bar for privacy law damages March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar

A ruling from the EU's top court that companies can refuse a request for access to personal data only in limited cases of abuse could make it easier for individuals to claim damages under the GDPR data privacy... (more story)

Australia touts success in teen social media ban, but evidence gaps persist March 24, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s under-16 social media restrictions are being hailed as a “stunning success” by the country's online safety regulator, backed by a headline figure of 4.7 million accounts removed, but questions cont... (more story)

EU cookie regulation at risk if centralized in Ireland, French watchdog suggests March 23, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The EU's ability to police the use of cookies could be at risk if the European Commission's legislative plans to make Ireland's data protection authority responsible for the job across the whole bloc go ahead,... (more story)

China's Five-Year Plan reveals fundamental economic tensions March 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

In China's latest five-year economic and social blueprint, Beijing has set ambitious targets that pull in opposite directions: tech supremacy versus social stability, export-led growth versus reduced trade fri... (more story)