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Meta, YouTube social media addiction trial delayed due to lawyer's illness February 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

The unexpected illness of a lead lawyer has delayed the start of the first bellwether trial against Meta Platforms and YouTube over the alleged addictive design of social media platforms. Opening statements ar... (more story)

States seek early ruling against Meta over use of children’s data February 02, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

US state attorneys general and Meta Platforms filed dueling motions asking a federal judge to decide key issues in their sprawling youth-safety lawsuit, with the states pressing for an early ruling that Meta i... (more story)

Law enforcement access to data to stay as focus area for EU governments February 02, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Law enforcement access to data will be a focus for Cyprus in its role chairing EU member states' work on legislative files in the first half of this year, with work planned on data retention, lawful intercepti... (more story)

UK online safety regulator faces legal challenge over secrecy on Big Tech engagement February 02, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK online safety regulator Ofcom will face a legal challenge on Feb. 26 over its refusal to disclose information about meetings and engagement with major tech companies. The case, brought by nonprofit group Cl... (more story)

China unveils draft law to tighten cybercrime prevention, oversight February 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s public security regulator has released a draft law on cybercrime prevention and control, seeking to establish a dedicated legal framework to curb what it describes as an increasingly severe and complex... (more story)

China digital-music sector faces competition concerns over data opacity, algorithms February 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s digital-music industry continues to face multiple structural challenges, including opaque data practices and algorithmic control, issues that industry figures say are raising competition concerns while... (more story)

Calif. privacy regulator sponsors legislation to expand deletion rights January 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

California’s privacy watchdog is co-sponsoring legislation to expand the rights of residents of the largest US state to delete the personal data that companies hold about them. With the proposed Expanding Priv... (more story)

US federal judge shuts down bids to change Google privacy verdict January 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A US federal judge on Friday left intact a $425.6 million jury verdict against Google in a closely watched privacy class action, denying plaintiffs’ bids for a permanent injunction and $2.36 billion in disgorg... (more story)

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Data minimization emphasized as US FTC considers age verification policies February 02, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

As the US Federal Trade Commission looks to implement potential policies to bolster the use of age verification technology, experts urge data minimization practices.

Roblox, Discord, Snap, Meta face sprawling US litigation claiming child sexual assault February 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Roblox, Discord, Snap and Meta Platforms are facing new multidistrict litigation alleging they facilitated sexual predators' assaults against children on their platforms. That litigation, the In Re: Roblox Cor... (more story)

Airbnb ruling in France splits opinion over platform liability, EU law February 02, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Airbnb’s potential liability for illegal subletting has become the subject of disagreement after France’s top court sent two cases back on appeal, with critics warning the approach risks departing from EU case... (more story)

Landmark trial puts social media addiction theory to the test January 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

The theory that tech giants intentionally targeted and manipulated young minds for profit will soon be put to the test, with the first in a series of trials set to begin next week in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.

One year in, Trump FTC focused on kids privacy, light-touch AI rules January 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

One year into US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson’s leadership of the “Trump-Vance FTC," the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s regulatory philosophy on data privacy and artificial intelligence i... (more story)

National social media bans are gaining momentum, as EU doesn’t move January 27, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media age bans are rapidly moving up the political agenda in Europe, with France and several other member states pressing ahead with national measures as the EU weighs whether to act at bloc level. With... (more story)

EU institutions to work in coming weeks on CSAM temporary rules extension January 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Work is set to begin in the coming weeks on negotiations for agreeing an extension of EU privacy rules that would allow platforms to continue to take a voluntary approach to detecting online child sexual abuse... (more story)

'Workforce Intelligence' startup Eightfold sparks litigation over AI use for hiring January 24, 2026 | Mike Swift

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned in 2024 of the threat of “unchecked digital tracking” by AI systems making employment decisions, saying such practices could violate a 1970s-era federal financia... (more story)