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Philippine digital platform study urges privacy integration into competition law
A market study by the Philippine Competition Commission recommends integrating data privacy considerations into the Philippine Competition Act and strengthening coo... (more story)
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US DOJ's Assefi vows to reject 'half-measures,' wants more civil antitrust cases
Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to d... (more story)
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Slater defends role in US DOJ review of HPE-Juniper merger
Gail Slater, former antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, said Tuesday she is "deeply concerned" by allegations that she misrepresented the national secu... (more story)
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A wide range of internet services could face unspecified new restrictions in the UK in the name of child safety. Lawmakers on Monday rejected plans for an Australia-style under-16 social media ban, instead vot... (more story)
The Google-owned navigation service, Waze, could be designated a “Very Large Online Platform” under the EU’s Digital Services Act after reporting user numbers above the legal threshold, a move confirmed to be ... (more story)
Indonesia's detailed implementing rules under its child online protection regime automatically classifies social media services as high risk and requires the deactivation of accounts held by users under 16. Th... (more story)
Meta Platforms' vice president of product management testified Monday about the company’s commitment to safety in product development on the stand in New Mexico.
Depression, anxiety and other mental health problems suffered by the plaintiff suing Meta Platforms and Google over alleged social media addiction were caused not by one single factor but a combination of them... (more story)
Germany is supporting a proposed overhaul of the definition of personal data as the EU seeks to simplify its landmark data protection law, MLex has learned. Berlin is one of the European Commission’s strongest... (more story)
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden have raised fresh objections to the European Commission’s plan for a single EU channel for cybersecurity incident notifications, warning it risked maki... (more story)
India’s proposed social media bans in the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh face operational turmoil as states define what a “child” is differently from federal law, creating compliance confusion, privacy... (more story)
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Halfway through the first bellwether trial over whether Meta and YouTube deliberately designed their services to hook children, Meta appears particularly vulnerable to a jury finding that Instagram contributed... (more story)
A new executive order from the White House says the US will take a hard line with “transnational criminal organizations” that launch ransomware and other cyberattacks. The order from President Donald Trump ins... (more story)
A New Mexico jury has heard only from current Meta Platform executives through taped depositions, as the state is expected to rest its case after hearing from its final live witness on Wednesday.
US House Republicans in the Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled the largest package of child online safety bills after parents and activists have pressured members relentlessly in the midst of an awake... (more story)
Another porn-hosting platform received a fine from the UK online safety regulator this week for inadequate age assurance. But as the number of fines grows, there is scant information about whether they are pai... (more story)
Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico will have to parse two very different views of Meta Platforms that they have heard during the first three weeks of parallel social media trials. Is the culture of “move fas... (more story)
Internal debate at Meta Platforms over whether to implement higher levels of privacy protections highlighted the long-existing tension between privacy and online safety, particularly over the protection of chi... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission made its latest move to prioritize implementation of age verification technology Wednesday when it released a policy statement saying it will not enforce child privacy laws agai... (more story)