Ruling against TikTok sets Texas, other US states up for wins
September 11, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Texas’ win on a partial motion for summary judgment against TikTok this week has set the state – and others suing TikTok over alleged misrepresentations – up for success in forthcoming cases, as the Chinese-ba... (more story)
US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation
September 11, 2026
| Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes
Discovery conduct in high-profile Big Tech litigation, from privilege claims to evidence-preservation failures, is continuing to cause headaches for defense lawyers. Recent US court decisions, including one fr... (more story)
Platforms must prove safety before having access to EU’s youth, report author says
September 11, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
A blanket social-media ban wouldn’t solve the EU’s child-safety challenges, Jörg Fegert, one of two experts who drafted the EU expert panel’s July report on child safety online, told MLex days before a new EU ... (more story)
Flock faces mounting litigation in US amid backlash over AI-powered surveillance
September 08, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Flock Safety, the operator of a nationwide network of cameras that capture motor vehicle information, is facing increasing lawsuits amid a public outcry over privacy concerns arising from what plaintiffs call ... (more story)
Meta to face off with New Mexico again, this time over Cambridge Analytica
September 04, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Meta Platforms is heading back to court against New Mexico just weeks after a $942 million loss to the state, this time over Facebook's handling of user data during the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Calif. SB 690 trims privacy litigation without closing door
September 04, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
A far narrower version of a bill intended to curb California Invasion of Privacy Act litigation has cleared the state Legislature. While it won’t shut off the spigot of lawsuits, it will eliminate some of the ... (more story)
US faces long list of trade challenges with Canada, Mexico
September 03, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The US has a long list of issues that have become outstanding challenges in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico and are preventing the closing of a deal, including disputes over cheese, cars, foreign lan... (more story)
Meta’s US settlement fuels global push for teen safeguards
September 03, 2026
| Matthew Newman, Xu Yuan, Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes, Jenny Lee, James Konstantin Galvez, Roffie Kurniawan and Jet Damazo-Santos
From Seoul to Singapore and London to Brussels, Meta Platforms’ landmark settlement with 51 US jurisdictions in August has reverberated globally, prompting calls for similar child-protection requirements elsew... (more story)