Australian property tech firm cleared by privacy watchdog, but concerns remain
May 14, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia’s privacy watchdog found Property Lovers and its fastproperty.ai platform did not breach national privacy laws, but referred some of their conduct to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.... (more story)
Boram Sangjo fined in South Korea after hack exposed 28,000 customers' data
May 14, 2026
| Jenny Lee
Boram Sangjo was fined roughly 554 million won ($371,000) by South Korea's privacy regulator after hackers broke into a centralized customer database shared across the funeral-services group's affiliates, expl... (more story)
Google, Apple told to curb ads promoting porn, crime in India
May 14, 2026
| Freny Patel
Apple and Google have been told to proactively curb mobile applications promoting pornography, prostitution and organized crime. The Delhi High Court directive seeks to hold intermediaries accountable under In... (more story)
Meta begins defense in New Mexico social media remedies trial
May 14, 2026
| Mike Swift
New Mexico's remedy trial against Meta Platforms hit the halfway point Wednesday as the state rested its case in a trial in which it is seeking changes to the design of Instagram and Facebook, as well as a $3.... (more story)
US senators press for KOSA vote after landmark social media verdicts
May 14, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Finish the job and pass the Kids Online Safety Act. That was the charge delivered Wednesday to members of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee by parents who lost children after being exposed to deadly harms on social media.
US FTC's White emphasizes consumer redress, fighting concrete harm
May 13, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
The US Federal Trade Commission is focused on enforcing against concrete harms in the marketplace and is prioritizing consumer redress, Kate White, deputy director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, s... (more story)
UK online safety legislative plans overshadowed by questions of pace, coherence
May 13, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The latest UK push to tackle online harms and violent content — through new criminal offenses — was questioned by critics within hours of being unveiled on Wednesday over its capacity to significantly reduce h... (more story)
Platforms on notice for new UK offenses to counter violent content online
May 13, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Online platforms are on notice for new UK criminal offenses to be created to tackle harmful and violent content under proposed legislation announced by the government on Wednesday. A proposed National Security... (more story)