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TikTok, Snap to take more heat in US fight over social media addiction

Nikki Iyer, a student at the University of California-Berkeley, is co-chair of Design It For Us, an international group of young people pushing for state design codes.

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people

Snapchat paper logo lies with wooden judge gavel, smartphone and handcuffs.

Snap settles social media addiction allegations ahead of US trial

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Probe into Meta moderation practices urged by Brazil secretariat November 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's Secretariat for Digital Rights urged the country’s data protection agency to investigate Meta's content-moderation practices, arguing that problems reported on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsAp... (more story)

EU Commission to withdraw financial data access proposal, draft shows (update*) November 03, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The European Commission plans to withdraw its proposed Financial Data Access Regulation, or FIDA, within six months, according to a draft 2027 work program, obtained by MLex. The proposal, aimed at facilitatin... (more story)

Tech companies to see reform of EU consumer-enforcement structure November 03, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

A broad range of tech companies are set to face a reform of the EU's consumer-enforcement structure, a senior European Commission official confirmed on Tuesday. The reform would allow the commission to take on... (more story)

EU digital fitness check to focus on governance, top digital official says November 03, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Governance will be a main focus of the European Commission’s Digital Fitness Check, the head of its digital department, Roberto Viola, said on Monday. Dutch digital minister Willemijn Aerdts suggested moving e... (more story)

UK infrastructure faces AI-powered ransomware threat by 2028, cyber agency warns November 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Imogen Howse

AI-powered malware is "highly likely" to be used in a ransomware attack on the UK's critical national infrastructure by 2028, the National Cyber Security Centre, or NCSC, warned in a report published Tuesday, ... (more story)

China's top prosecutors highlight criminal, civil liability for data abuse November 03, 2026 | MLex staff

China's top prosecution office has highlighted cases targeting medical-data theft, sales of jobseekers’ information abroad and illegal trade in celebrities' location data, setting out enforcement priorities th... (more story)

Reddit tells top court Australia's social media ban is 'overbroad' November 03, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s imposes an unjustifiable restriction on political communication while failing to protect children from the risks it targets, Reddit argued as the country’s top court ... (more story)

Australian state police's facial-recognition trial fuels privacy concerns November 03, 2026 | Sean Maguire

The Western Australian Police Force has concluded Australia’s first police trial of live facial recognition, scanning almost 1.4 million faces and reporting 122 arrests, contact with 146 registered sex offende... (more story)

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TikTok, Snap to take more heat in US fight over social media addiction November 03, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Madeline Hughes, Mike Swift and Maria Dinzeo

After Meta Platforms, the top target of social media backlash, took a series of hits in the form of adverse trial outcomes and impactful settlements, the battleground is likely to shift focus to TikTok and Sna... (more story)

Dismissal of Discord suit in Ohio raises questions of Section 230 reach November 03, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The recent dismissal of a lawsuit against Discord in Ohio federal court, alleging Discord failed to implement child safety procedures that led to a then-17-year-old being sexually exploited, diverges from nume... (more story)

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people November 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

When eight states sued OpenAI recently over safety and privacy claims, Nebraska’s complaint stood out because it was the first time a state had attempted to enforce an Age-Appropriate Design Code — laws passed... (more story)

Anthropic says privacy concerns a pervasive regulator risk as IPO looms October 31, 2026 | Mike Swift

Anthropic called out a plethora of privacy risks in this week's S-1 filing ahead of its initial public stock offering, including the admission that two of the biggest concerns about frontier AI — privacy and s... (more story)

Japan's cyberattack surge fuels debate over tighter AI regulation, data-security rules October 30, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

A wave of cyberattacks exposing Japanese companies to compensation costs and damages claims is sharpening questions about whether the country needs stronger safeguards against misuse of artificial intelligence... (more story)

Brazil’s Meta controversy raises wider, global questions about elections October 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech regulation took center stage in Brazil's elections, with Meta squarely under the spotlight, but questions around the company's moderation systems, and how government and regulators handle allegations of p... (more story)

US faces questions as Chinese EVs pressure global markets October 29, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US is facing increasing questions on its strategy to combat Chinese electric and hybrid cars surging across the world and pressuring neighboring markets, including in Europe and Canada. The cheap and relia... (more story)

EU simplification plans raise uncertainty over privacy duties for data sharing October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Providers of blockchain-based identity and document verification tools, including digital wallets, could face additional General Data Protection Regulation duties when sharing data about people they can't iden... (more story)

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Australian privacy watchdog closes inquiry into court-recordings probe November 04, 2026
Suno moves to dismiss musicians' US privacy suit November 03, 2026
'Banking omnibus,’ geo-economic deterrence pact on EU executive's 2027 agenda November 03, 2026
Invest in cybersecurity now to counter AI malware threats, UK organizations told November 03, 2026
Temu companies’ challenges to €200m EU digital services law fine published November 03, 2026
Western Australian Police concludes trial of facial recognition technology November 03, 2026
Three more news organizations claim Brave scraped their websites for copyrighted content November 02, 2026
Meta loses bid to dismiss Android browsing privacy lawsuit in US November 02, 2026
Brave faces US infringment, circumvention claims for AI copying from New York Times November 02, 2026
ING Bank Śląski’s 2025 GDPR fine upheld by Warsaw court November 02, 2026
Existing legal, regulatory frameworks apply to AI agents, UK digital regulators say November 02, 2026
Business outsourcing company Teleperformance Greece gets €100,000 GDPR fine November 02, 2026
Hong Kong hospital authority breached privacy law in data leak, regulator says November 02, 2026