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EU CSAM legislative talks to revisit detection rules, voice-call exclusion September 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

EU negotiators will revisit unresolved rules on detecting online child sexual abuse material when talks resume on Tuesday, a document dated Sept. 24 shows. Proposed wording to exclude real-time voice calls fro... (more story)

Meta urges South Korea to turn individual privacy reviews into industry-wide guidance September 29, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Meta Platforms has called on South Korea's privacy regulator to publish the findings of its pre-launch privacy reviews as guidance that other businesses can rely on, saying otherwise the process gives one comp... (more story)

India's top court signals action over minors' social-media access September 29, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s Supreme Court signaled it may impose safeguards on social media platforms if the government fails to introduce binding rules governing minors’ accounts, parental consent and age assurance.

FTC to launch 'personalized pricing' study, chairman says September 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the agency is preparing a study of whether businesses use personal data to charge different consumers different prices, with grocery and ridesharing markets among his concerns... (more story)

US Fed’s Cook defers to elected officials on AI financial-sector regulation September 28, 2026 | Neil Roland

US elected officials have the responsibility to decide on appropriate use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said. The Fed’s only role with AI should be as a... (more story)

Avoid UK under-16 social media ban by changing unsafe features, minister advises platforms September 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Tech platforms facing restrictions under the UK's incoming social media ban for under-16s could be removed from a list of affected services if they change features that are deemed unsafe, culture minister Lisa... (more story)

China convicts two network executives, uncovers trade in 40m personal records September 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s public-security authority has highlighted three cases showing how police are pursuing network operators that ignore security obligations and groups that trade in personal data under its “Clean Net 2026... (more story)

OpenAI notification delay in Australia incident may violate US law, Ferguson says September 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

In the wake of revelations this week that OpenAI agents accessed an Australian government medical statistics website, the head of the US Federal Trade Commission warned that AI companies that fail to "swiftly"... (more story)

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Personalized AI-driven ads pose next privacy challenge, Hamburg regulator says September 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

AI-driven ads tailored to chatbot conversations will pose a major challenge for European privacy regulators, Hamburg Data Protection Commissioner Thomas Fuchs told MLex in an interview. He also warned that Met... (more story)

TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change September 28, 2026 | Xu Yuan

TikTok's settlement with the State of Alabama is the first sign that social media companies may be willing to get onboard with Meta Platforms in accepting more stringent restrictions on young people's online t... (more story)

TikTok settlement with Alabama ties child safeguards to deals with other states September 28, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

TikTok will have to implement the most stringent provisions of its settlement with Alabama only if more attorneys general enter into similar settlements with the platform and other social media companies.

Expanding AI smart glasses market set to test UK privacy law September 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

AI smart glasses from companies such as Meta and Snap are testing the reach of UK privacy rules. Existing laws can address many issues arising for providers and wearers, but questions remain over accountabilit... (more story)

New Mexico’s latest victory against Meta could change privacy-speak September 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

Facebook’s late reckoning over the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the form of a court defeat that could lead to billions in penalties in the US state of New Mexico may force many tech companies to rethink how ... (more story)

TikTok trial in Alabama over alleged deceptive statements to begin Monday September 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

TikTok's efforts to avoid a trial have come to a close as the company is set to begin jury selection in Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday in a case brought by state Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Platforms fear erosion of liability protection in draft European Product Act September 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European online marketplaces fear the draft European Product Act could make them frontline product-compliance enforcers, raising costs and legal exposure through new checks before products are listed. Platform... (more story)

Meta plaintiffs poised to uncover damaging records about concealed research September 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

School districts and individuals suing Meta Platforms may soon gain access to sensitive documents that helped state attorneys general secure a $17 billion addictive design settlement, including records tied to... (more story)