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FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson

US FTC targets airlines, retailers, gig platforms in personalized pricing inquiry

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram

Meta, Snap to face addiction allegations in US social media trial

US judge says Google must intend to record without consent to face CIPA burden

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US states' $220 million settlement with General Motors limits data it can collect October 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Connecticut and more than 30 other states reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors over its deceptive practice of selling consumers’ driving data, including precise geolocation measured every thre... (more story)

Searches for CSAM may go beyond specific users under new draft of EU regulation October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Searches by online providers to detect child sexual abuse material could target individual users or specific parts of their services, subject to safeguards and oversight, according to an Oct. 27 draft of propo... (more story)

‘Small but risky’ platforms should face extra UK safety duties, lawmakers say October 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Small platforms hosting dangerous content should face additional online safety duties, UK lawmakers said on Thursday, as they called for a review of how the Online Safety Act determines which services qualify.... (more story)

Fnac units fined in France for tracking app users without consent (update*) October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Two units of French electronics retailer Fnac Darty have been fined a combined €7 million for tracking mobile app users without consent, France’s privacy regulator CNIL said on Thursday. The companies must dem... (more story)

Platforms might need safeguards beyond age checks for UK social media ban, Ofcom says October 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Social media platforms may need safeguards beyond age checks if the UK's planned ban for under-16s is to work effectively, the online safety regulator said in an assessment published Thursday. These could incl... (more story)

Social media ban in Austria faces EU commission objections pending Kids Act (update*) October 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Austria’s proposed social media restrictions for under-14s face European Commission objections while the EU negotiates its Kids Act, the commission said on Thursday. The response signals how the EU executive c... (more story)

Beijing court rules insurer's dismissal of worker over AI use unlawful October 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Beijing court ruled that an insurer unlawfully dismissed an employee for uploading work materials to an artificial intelligence platform, clarifying the boundary between permissible AI use and breaches of wo... (more story)

Australia seeks to ban 'emotional intimacy' between AI chatbots and kids October 29, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s House of Representatives has approved amendments to the government’s digital duty-of-care bill that would ban AI chatbots from fostering emotional dependence among children and require social-media... (more story)

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US faces questions as Chinese EVs pressure global markets October 29, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US is facing increasing questions on its strategy to combat Chinese electric and hybrid cars surging across the world and pressuring neighboring markets, including in Europe and Canada. The cheap and relia... (more story)

EU simplification plans raise uncertainty over privacy duties for data sharing October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Providers of blockchain-based identity and document verification tools, including digital wallets, could face additional General Data Protection Regulation duties when sharing data about people they can't iden... (more story)

Lula’s reelection in Brazil could mark watershed moment for Big Tech October 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected Brazil's president in Sunday night’s runoff after a turbulent election. In addition to domestic corruption allegations that shaped the race, the regulation and oversight... (more story)

Meta, Snap to face addiction allegations in US social media trial October 27, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms and Snap will defend themselves against allegations that their social media platforms contributed to a mental health crisis among young people in the US as the second bellwether trial in the nat... (more story)

EU's sovereign cloud and AI law could be simplified, lead lawmaker Solier says October 26, 2026 | Masha Borak

The EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could have its tech sovereignty requirements eased during legislative scrutiny, a lead EU lawmaker on the file, Diego Solier, told MLex in an interview. Lawmakers... (more story)

European publishers’ cookie reprieve leaves advertising fight unresolved October 26, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European publishers won a victory when EU governments dropped plans for browser-level cookie-consent preferences in a legislative update designed to simplify the bloc's digital rules. But media groups still fa... (more story)

Meta’s multi-billion US bills weaken Trump's broadside against EU tech fines October 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman

President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology enforcement amounts to taxing successful US companies has become harder to sustain following Meta Platform’s multibillion-dollar legal setbacks at home. Bru... (more story)

China's proposed export curbs balance AI edge with global reach October 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s proposed technology-export restrictions expose a tension in the country's ambitions as a technology power: Beijing wants to retain control over innovations underpinning its industrial strength while pr... (more story)

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Connecticut announces $220 million multistate privacy settlement with GM October 29, 2026
UK special category data guidance updated following law changes October 29, 2026
Fnac units fined €7m in France for mobile app tracking without consent October 29, 2026
App stores could support UK social media ban, Ofcom says October 29, 2026
Social media platforms could use four age-check methods for UK ban, Ofcom says October 29, 2026
Japan, ASEAN to strengthen cybersecurity ties October 29, 2026
Daekyo, hospital operator fined in South Korea over data breaches October 29, 2026
Japan Airlines, subsidiary report data breach affecting 92,000 customers October 29, 2026
Coupang, Gmarket among call centers reviewed in South Korea over privacy flaws October 29, 2026
CCIA sues to block Alabama app store law October 28, 2026
Texas gets US appellate rehearing in challenge to SCOPE Act October 28, 2026
US FTC launches personalized pricing and compensation inquiry October 28, 2026
UK data center developers face new tests to qualify for government support October 28, 2026