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UK online safety laws could need review for extremist threats, Starmer signals January 21, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK laws on online safety and counter-extremism could be reviewed to recognize “new and dangerous” threats, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today in a statement after an inquiry was launched to examine events ... (more story)

China sets policies to regulate, boost authorized use of public data January 21, 2025 | MLex Staff

China has issued policy frameworks to regulate and boost authorized use of public data, a move designed to unlock the value of these data resources amid a digital-economy push by the government. Three document... (more story)

Google faces wider antitrust probe of its ad-tech practices in India January 21, 2025 | Freny Patel

A consolidated investigation into Google's ad-tech practices has been ordered by the Indian antitrust watchdog, combining the latest complaint with existing probes into the tech giant's alleged anticompetitive... (more story)

Japan's MC Data claims clash of antitrust, data laws as it challenges JFTC order January 20, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s MC Data Plus, a subsidiary of the major trading firm Mitsubishi Corp., has contested the Japan Fair Trade Commission’s cease-and-desist order regarding the company’s alleged unfair trade practices, in ... (more story)

Khan to leave US FTC in coming weeks; Ferguson takes over as chair January 20, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Lina Khan has stepped down as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission and intends to depart the agency "in the coming weeks," MLex has learned. Republican Commissioner Andrew Ferguson took over as chair of th... (more story)

Major digital platforms commit to stricter measures against hate speech in the EU January 20, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and other major digital platforms have signed the updated “Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online+,” committing to take stronger actions against the activ... (more story)

China is open to US dialogue to foster respectful cyber relations​ January 20, 2025 | MLex Staff

China is open to dialogue with the US to establish a mutually respectful cyber relationship, a senior Chinese cyber diplomat stated while countering US accusations of cyberattacks. Wang Lei, the Coordinator fo... (more story)

TikTok should be co-owned by US, Trump says as app is restored for users January 19, 2025 | Mike Swift

TikTok was back on the screens of 170 million smartphones in the US today, with President-elect Donald Trump saying he'll sign an executive order upon taking office tomorrow that would extend the time for the ... (more story)

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Biden's executive order on cybersecurity has real bite, could have staying power January 17, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

The Biden Administration’s 11th hour cyber executive order will require that companies looking to sell to the federal government show they meet basic cybersecurity standards, and the government isn’t afraid to... (more story)

TikTok ban enforcement unclear amid US presidential transition January 17, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Enforcement of the US law that forces the divestiture or ban of TikTok is uncertain as it comes into effect amid a presidential administration transition. The controversial law, which gave TikTok and parent co... (more story)

For Big Tech companies, Southeast Asia can no longer be an afterthought January 17, 2025 | Jet Damazo-Santos

Big Tech’s increasingly contentious relationship with Southeast Asian governments is unlikely to improve in the coming year, with regulators growing bolder in cracking the whip against companies once thought t... (more story)

Google gets ominous disbarment warning as Epic antitrust claims ramp up January 16, 2025 | Mike Swift

With another round of antitrust litigation between Epic Games and Google ramping up – and a new participant, Samsung, at its heart – a federal judge advised Google today that its conduct on evidence discovery ... (more story)

US FTC has opportunity to crack down on data brokers with new national security law January 16, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission was tasked by Congress this summer with ensuring data brokers do not sell American data to foreign adversaries. Now it has received one of its first complaints under that law fr... (more story)

Probe of Tools for Humanity's biometric data collection a priority in Brazil January 16, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's National Data Protection Authority not only confirmed an ongoing investigation into Tools for Humanity, a company linked to OpenAI that's behind the advanced Orb camera technology used to collect eye ... (more story)

UK plan for AI training on medical data faces privacy hurdle over anonymity January 16, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK plans to promote AI by making healthcare datasets available for AI model training have prompted data protection concerns, with a struggle expected in ensuring true anonymity in datasets. Experts argue the U... (more story)

Meta’s content-moderation changes continue to spark action in UK, Brazil January 16, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Big Tech’s policy changes for content moderation are still triggering action by authorities around the world. These include a disinformation probe opened by a UK parliamentary committee yesterday, and a statem... (more story)