UK's Ofcom probes TikTok over age checks, seeks Google's help on porn searches
July 16, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
UK regulator Ofcom opened an investigation into TikTok’s age inference systems and called on Google and Microsoft’s Bing to curb the visibility of porn sites without age checks. In a statement Thursday, the wa... (more story)
Big Tech antitrust enforcement is driven by EU cooperation, Italy’s Iossa says
July 16, 2026
| Anna Ferrari
Italy's early intervention in digital cases — such as Meta AI-WhatsApp, Apple App Tracking Transparency and Apple iCloud — was driven by close cooperation with the European Commission, a board member of the It... (more story)
South Korean president tells regulators to make privacy failures costlier
July 16, 2026
| Jenny Lee
President Lee Jae Myung urged South Korean regulators to make privacy failures more expensive than preventing them and to take a more assertive role in finding cybersecurity weaknesses before attackers do, off... (more story)
TikTok investigation on under-13s’ access set to advance under EU’s digital law
July 16, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
EU investigators probing TikTok’s handling of under-13s’ access to its platform are preparing to charge the ByteDance-owned company with violations of EU law, MLex has learned. However, it's understood that th... (more story)
China clears Apple, Samsung on-device AI services for smartphone rollout
July 16, 2026
| MLex Staff
Apple and Samsung's on-device generative artificial intelligence services have been registered with China's internet regulator alongside those of their Chinese rivals, removing a key regulatory hurdle to bring... (more story)
Partnered Health data breach impacts 21 Australian clinics
July 16, 2026
| Saloni Sinha
Partnered Health Group’s Australian clinic network has been hit by a data breach that compromised patients’ personal information, including health data, across 21 clinics nationwide. In a statement, Partnered ... (more story)
Hong Kong doesn't plan youth social-media ban despite global push
July 16, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong has no plans to legislate a ban or restrictions on social-media use by minors, the city's tech chief said, citing concerns about enforcement challenges and potential damage to the city's technology e... (more story)
Texas seeks summary judgment that TikTok content moderation was deceptive
July 16, 2026
| Mike Swift
Texas asked a state court judge in Travis County to grant summary judgment in its content moderation suit against TikTok, arguing the social media app’s Community Guidelines and Restricted Mode violated the Te... (more story)