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Two US DOJ Antitrust Division enforcers placed on administrative leave July 26, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Roger Alford and Bill Rinner, two of the top enforcers in the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, have been placed on administrative leave following tensions with leadership at the agency, MLex has learned.

Meta to halt political, social ads in EU, due to incoming transparency law July 25, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms will stop allowing political, electoral and social issue advertising in the European Union starting in October. The company said this was due to legal uncertainty and operational burdens linked ... (more story)

Platforms told to introduce age checks in UK as enforcement powers start today July 25, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms must enforce age checks from today to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act, regulator Ofcom said as it gains powers to enforce its children's protection codes. More than 1,000 services have ... (more story)

Chinese cities gear up for expanded personal-data protection enforcement July 25, 2025 | MLex Staff

Authorities in Beijing, China’s capital city, are set to intensify efforts to curb the unauthorized collection and use of personal data through a new series of initiatives. Meanwhile, officials in Shanghai are... (more story)

Meta exec faces tough questions as Flo Health privacy trial continues July 25, 2025 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms executive Steve Satterfield faced a series of tough questions from a plaintiiff lawyer today, as an unprecedented US privacy trial in which Meta and Flo Health are accused of illegally sharing m... (more story)

California privacy agency adopts regulations on automated decision-making, cybersecurity audits (correct*) July 24, 2025 | Xu Yuan

California’s privacy regulator today adopted regulations on automated decision-making, risk assessment and cybersecurity audits, following a rulemaking process that started in 2021.

China tightens rules on connected vehicles amid safety, ethics overhaul July 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

Chinese regulators are moving to tighten controls on connected and intelligent vehicles. The public security ministry has outlined a plan to strengthen legal frameworks, while the science and technology minist... (more story)

KakaoTalk, Naver among South Korean 'super apps' urged to tighten privacy controls July 24, 2025 | Jenny Lee

KakaoTalk, Naver, Coupang, Baedal Minjok and Danggeun Market have been asked to strengthen internal oversight of how personal data flows across their interconnected services, following a preemptive inspection ... (more story)

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Google feels bite of privacy 'watchdog' Texas as settlement boosts expenses July 25, 2025 | Mike Swift

With Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proclaiming his state “the watchdog for the nation’s privacy rights” this week, Google acknowledged that the $1.4 billion privacy settlement it reached with Texas this sp... (more story)

Wikipedia founder ‘confident’ UK safety law concerns will be resolved July 25, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Wikipedia is confident a solution will be found to prevent UK online safety rules from disrupting its services in Britain, founder Jimmy Wales told MLex. As the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge to the UK... (more story)

Meta, Google face more legal headaches over health data as US judge lets claims progress July 24, 2025 | Mike Swift

Even as Meta Platforms defends itself in the first-ever Big Tech privacy trial on claims over health data, Meta and Google face more trouble over health information, as a US judge in San Francisco denied their... (more story)

Meta, Flo Health poised to face jury in unprecedented US privacy trial July 18, 2025 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms and Flo Health are scheduled to face a federal jury in San Francisco Monday in what would be an unprecedented jury trial over privacy claims against the social media giant and the app that calls... (more story)

Why South Korea trails in global race to commercialize autonomous driving July 18, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Despite intense efforts, South Korea is falling behind in the global race to commercialize autonomous driving technology, with the US and China having already deployed Level 4 autonomous vehicles in major citi... (more story)

Age verification requirements see renewed interest after US Supreme Court ruling July 17, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

A recent US Supreme Court decision allowing states to implement laws requiring age verification to access online pornography is spilling into discussions about social media regulations.

Facebook US trial focused on Zuckerberg's privacy actions kicks off in Delaware July 17, 2025 | Mike Swift

The actions of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and the company's board as the company made privacy moves during the past decade will face extreme scrutiny in an $8 billion US trial over claims by inve... (more story)

Platforms told to expect further UK online safety proposals; US scrutiny intensifies July 15, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms have been told to expect more UK regulation to protect children online, with a focus on addictive design and healthier online habits. But it remains to be seen whether the British government i... (more story)