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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)

Partnership between UK online safety regulator and IWF set to boost CSAM enforcement January 30, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK online safety regulator Ofcom has formalized how the Internet Watch Foundation will support enforcement of the Online Safety Act, setting out how the charity can assist in the identification of child sexual... (more story)

EU DSA dispute settlement study includes focus on platform data and enforcement January 30, 2026 | Júlia Tar

An outsourced study on out-of-court dispute settlement bodies under the EU's Digital Services Act involves the European Commission examining issues including admissibility of complaints, platforms’ data-sharin... (more story)

Game platform Roblox faces Dutch EU DSA probe over child safety January 30, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Game platform Roblox is under formal investigation by The Netherlands’ Autoriteit Consument & Markt over potential risks faced by minors on its platform, as the ACM examines whether the company has taken suffi... (more story)

US judge leans toward certifying BetterHelp data-sharing class January 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A US federal judge indicated he's likely to certify a class in a lawsuit accusing BetterHelp of sharing sensitive data with Facebook.

Massachusetts judge to allow state mental health data in Meta harms suit January 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A Massachusetts judge is allowing the commonwealth to use mental health data from two state agencies in its consumer protection lawsuit against Meta Platforms that alleges the social media company harmed child... (more story)

EU states divided over GDPR scope in simplification package January 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

EU member states are split over how far the European Commission’s “digital omnibus” simplification package should revisit core elements of the General Data Protection Regulation, with divisions over personal d... (more story)

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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)

TikTok USDS emphasizes security after Congress forced Chinese divestiture January 23, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The new TikTok USDS joint venture is emphasizing security as it announces its new ownership structure after a years-long attempt to force the company to divest from Chinese ownership, which ultimately succeede... (more story)

Judge with conservative background to oversee Calif. social media trial January 22, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl attracted widespread media attention during her failed nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2003 before returning to the Los Angeles Superior Court. As the first... (more story)

Brazil takes cautious approach on non-consensual sexual images from X's Grok January 22, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazilian regulators have responded to the Grok AI-generated image scandal by issuing a series of recommendations for the AI chatbot to comply with or risk facing a more serious investigation. Regulators' init... (more story)