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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)

Snap fails to halt Utah enforcement over online children safety March 24, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Snap failed to stop an enforcement action brought by Utah over the company's alleged failure to protect children online, as a US federal judge dismissed its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the enforcement.

White House AI czar says parental control ‘north star’ for kids' online safety March 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Madeline Hughes

Online safety for children is the “most salient” part of President Donald Trump’s new policy framework for artificial intelligence, White House AI Czar David Sacks said Tuesday, emphasizing that parents should... (more story)

US Congressman Raskin defends DSA, says free speech concerns politically driven March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Democratic US Congressman Jamie Raskin pushed back against criticism that the EU’s Digital Services Act restricts free speech, telling European lawmakers that such claims are politically motivated, based on mi... (more story)

EU lawmakers target February 2027 for vote on digital simplification laws March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar

EU lawmakers are aiming for a February 2027 vote on the European Commission’s proposed digital simplification laws, MLex has learned, meaning the negotiations between the regulator, the European Parliament and... (more story)

Calif. jury having difficulty over one of two defendants in social media trial March 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A state-court jury in California, in the trial for a lawsuit against Meta Platforms and YouTube over their social media apps’ impact on youth mental health, is having difficulty reaching agreement on a verdict... (more story)

US FTC probes of research pipeline deals will continue, Guarnera says March 23, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

The US Federal Trade Commission intends to build on its recent victory in the Edwards-JenaValve merger trial about rival cardiac device inventors by continuing to examine innovation deals focused on precommerc... (more story)

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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 head says 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)

Trial of alleged BTC-e operator faces threat of additional delays in California March 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

Despite a new US executive order directing the Department of Justice to move “swiftly, deliberately, and proactively” to disable cyberthreats and prosecute cybercriminals, the chronically delayed trial of alle... (more story)