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EU cybersecurity regulator sees common cause with US, despite federal absence at RSA March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

While US federal cybersecurity regulators were a no-show at this week's RSA conference in San Francisco, a key EU regulator who attended the conference said she's hopeful that the many common cybersecurity iss... (more story)

US FTC, Maryland child privacy regulations to be enforced starting in April March 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Children’s data is facing stricter regulation as more transparency requirements by the US Federal Trade Commission and the state of Maryland take effect in April, regulators said Wednesday.

Meta, YouTube harmed youth’s mental health, must pay $6m in damages, Calif. jury finds (*update) March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A state court jury in California found Meta Platforms and YouTube are liable for causing the mental health problems suffered by the 20-year-old plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging social media’s role in the deteri... (more story)

EU lawmakers to vote on temporary CSAM rules extension despite internal split March 25, 2026 | Júlia Tar

EU lawmakers are due to vote Thursday on extending temporary rules that allow platforms to voluntarily detect online child sexual abuse material, despite opposition from some members of the European Parliament... (more story)

UK govt ‘genuinely open’ to under-16s social media ban as pilot trial announced March 25, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK government remains “genuinely open” to introducing a social media ban for users under-16s, tech minister Liz Kendall has said following the announcement of a pilot trial of the measure alongside curfews... (more story)

Light Dior data penalty in China raises questions over enforcement rigor March 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Shanghai police have detailed administrative penalties against French luxury house Dior over a data breach last year, with relatively mild sanctions and the omission of penalties for some violations raising qu... (more story)

South Korea's top court limits criminal liability for public officials under privacy law March 25, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s top court has narrowly defined who qualifies as a data controller subject to criminal liability under the country’s privacy law, ruling that employees of public institutions fall outside its dual... (more story)

Was Meta's data sharing with apps like rifling an underwear drawer? US judge asks March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

As Meta Platforms and Google move to dismiss federal and state wiretapping claims in a suit filed in a federal court in California, a federal judge on Tuesday questioned whether Meta’s alleged Android modifica... (more story)

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X’s Grok in line for Dutch ruling on legality of AI-generated sexualized images March 25, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social-media company X is due to see a high-profile Dutch court ruling on Thursday in litigation over its chatbot Grok's use of AI to generate and distribute sexually explicit imagery, including non-consensual... (more story)

For Meta, other platforms, historic New Mexico verdict could signal legal trouble March 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

While the $375 million penalty a New Mexico jury handed to Meta Platforms was less than 20 percent of had been sought by the New Mexico attorney general, the jury's quick and decisive verdict — the first of wh... (more story)

Meta faces $375m penalty as jury finds liability in N.M. social media trial March 24, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

Meta Platforms violated a New Mexico consumer protection law and should pay a $375 million fine, a jury said Tuesday in handing down the first of what is likely to be many verdicts in courts across the US abou... (more story)

EU court data request ruling seen lowering bar for privacy law damages March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar

A ruling from the EU's top court that companies can refuse a request for access to personal data only in limited cases of abuse could make it easier for individuals to claim damages under the GDPR data privacy... (more story)

Australia touts success in teen social media ban, but evidence gaps persist March 24, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s under-16 social media restrictions are being hailed as a “stunning success” by the country's online safety regulator, backed by a headline figure of 4.7 million accounts removed, but questions cont... (more story)

EU cookie regulation at risk if centralized in Ireland, French watchdog suggests March 23, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The EU's ability to police the use of cookies could be at risk if the European Commission's legislative plans to make Ireland's data protection authority responsible for the job across the whole bloc go ahead,... (more story)

China's Five-Year Plan reveals fundamental economic tensions March 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

In China's latest five-year economic and social blueprint, Beijing has set ambitious targets that pull in opposite directions: tech supremacy versus social stability, export-led growth versus reduced trade fri... (more story)

Indonesia's child-safety rules borrow from Australia, but lack enforcement backbone March 23, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia’s new child-safety rules for digital platforms draw on elements of Australia’s under-16 social media ban but adopt a more complex, risk-based approach. While platforms are beginning to comply ahead o... (more story)