Prospective head of US DOJ Antitrust Division commits to 'cautious' enforcement
August 05, 2026
| Chris May
Adam Candeub, the Trump administration's pick to run the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, told US senators on Wednesday that any decisions to use the "very blunt instrument" of antitrust law must be ma... (more story)
Kids Online Safety Act advanced by US Senate committee with duty-of-care provision
August 05, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford
The US Senate Commerce Committee unanimously advanced its version of the Kids Online Safety Act, which has been pending for years, by a voice vote Wednesday, as senators hope to build a broader kids online saf... (more story)
TikTok ruling on child-privacy fine sets precedent for online platforms, UK ICO says
August 05, 2026
| Imogen Howse
A court ruling against TikTok sets an important precedent for online platforms, the UK Information Commissioner's Office said, after judges rejected the company's argument that the ICO lacked the legal authori... (more story)
China sets first mandatory safety standard for higher-level automated driving
August 05, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has unveiled its first mandatory national safety standard for higher-level autonomous driving systems, setting a unified regulatory baseline that could accelerate the commercialization of self-driving ve... (more story)
Meta faces India scrutiny over takedown of Modi post, CSAM ads
August 05, 2026
| Freny Patel
Meta's moderation failures have prompted India to summon senior executives for compliance talks after the platform briefly removed a post from Prime Minister Narendra and allegedly carried child sexual abuse m... (more story)
US Senators to unveil bill to tackle surveillance pricing ‘soon’
August 04, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
US Senator Josh Hawley is planning to unveil bipartisan legislation to combat surveillance pricing — the “scam” of companies from Jet Blue to Walmart setting different prices for different customers at the sam... (more story)
US appeals court mulls constitutionality of Texas app store law
August 04, 2026
| Mike Swift
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dug into debate Tuesday over the constitutionality of the Texas App Store Accountability Act, with the court hearing argument on whether app... (more story)
Discord, Telegram targeted in Brazil after live broadcast of 13-year-old's death
August 04, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Brazil’s Digital Rights Secretariat detailed how groups operating on Discord and Telegram allegedly approached underage girls and encouraged violent behavior, leading to the livestreamed suicide of a minor. A... (more story)