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Pornhub asks EU judges to overturn its VLOP status under Digital Services Act November 14, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Pornhub’s operator, Aylo Freesites, told EU judges on Friday that the porn site shouldn't be classified as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act, arguing that the European Commission reli... (more story)

China unveils plan to open, link logistics data to bolster economy November 14, 2025 | MLex Staff

China rolled out a plan to open and link logistics data nationwide, aiming to cut shipping costs and boost efficiency to better support the economy. The plan was jointly released by 10 government agencies, inc... (more story)

Google declines to sell assets in EU adtech compliance plan November 14, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Google will keep hold of its adtech businesses despite pressure from the European Commission to sell off assets and cure a conflict of interest that in September led to a 2.95 billion euro fine. This week, the... (more story)

Optus to receive A$4.3m security for costs from Australian class-action plaintiffs November 14, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Singtel Optus is set to receive A$4.3 million ($2.8 million) in security payments for costs from Australian class-action plaintiffs, after a judge ordered the payments be made in four stages through an insurer... (more story)

AI regulation in India needs teeth, enforcement of clear laws, experts say November 14, 2025 | Freny Patel

India's "light touch" AI governance faces calls for clearer, enforceable rules on deepfakes, copyright and labor displacement, according to experts discussing the new India AI Guidelines and the Competition Co... (more story)

Meta faces sweeping consumer claims by US states in social media case November 13, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms is potentially facing multiple consumer protection claims in a single trial brought by a coalition of US states that allege the company adopts addictive social media app features that have led t... (more story)

DC judge correctly ruled Meta likely violated crime-fraud exemption, DC AG says November 13, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb told a DC Superior Court judge that she correctly ruled that Meta Platforms must turn over documents because it may have violated the crime-fraud exemption, ... (more story)

Meta sues Italian regulator over content delivery classification November 13, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Meta Platforms said on Thursday it has sued Italy’s communications regulator, after it decided to classify Content Delivery Networks — a system of distributed servers designed to deliver content faster to user... (more story)

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Some Big Tech companies faced big legal, regulatory bills this quarter November 11, 2025 | Mike Swift

From Amazon’s $2.5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission to Google’s $3.5 billion European antitrust fine to Snap building an age verification system to comply with Australia’s forthcoming so... (more story)

China's AI push banks on cheap power to offset chip-efficiency gap November 10, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's push to replace foreign semiconductors in data centers with domestic alternatives highlights the steep economic and efficiency trade-offs of technological self-reliance. In its pursuit of AI leadership... (more story)

Australia braces for under-16 social media restrictions even as questions remain November 10, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Australia is just a month away from enforcing the world's first social media restrictions for children under 16. Despite the fast-approaching deadline, concerns persist about the reliability of age-assurance t... (more story)

Six weeks in, US government shutdown delays inject uncertainty into FTC probes November 07, 2025 | Alex Wilts, Madeline Hughes, Chris May and Mike Swift

The record-breaking US government shutdown has entered its sixth week, creating uncertainty over how the Federal Trade Commission will handle stalled cases once furloughed staff return and whether the prolonge... (more story)

Can UK privacy watchdog's move to clarify decision making appease its critics? November 07, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK privacy regulator has moved to codify how it explains decisions to investigate and to enforce amid criticism over inaction on major data breaches. The draft guidance from the Information Commissioner’s ... (more story)

EU Commission to tweak GDPR’s core definitions in simplification push November 06, 2025 | Júlia Tar, Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi

The EU’s landmark data-protection law is set to be amended with targeted updates as part of its digital simplification drive. In its proposals, seen by MLex and set to be published Nov. 19, the European Commis... (more story)

Japan's new data chief reframes privacy law as a foundation for data use November 06, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

In a move to complement a speech by Japan’s new data protection chief on the purpose of the country’s personal-information protection law, the Personal Information Protection Commission plans to shift its emph... (more story)

Proposed FTC Commissioner Baasch brings privacy, competition litigation chops to agency November 05, 2025 | Mike Swift and Chris May

Ryan Baasch, President Trump’s choice to be the next member of the US Federal Trade Commission, is a lawyer who knows the inside of a courtroom, even as he was the field general leading one of the most effecti... (more story)