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Social media companies paid school district $27 million to settle US addiction claims May 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan

A small Kentucky school district will receive approximately $27 million from Meta Platforms, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to settle US claims that their addictive products fueled a student mental health crisis, ac... (more story)

Mobile telecom industry urges unlimited-duration licenses in EU rules revamp May 29, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The mobile telecom industry said Friday that the Digital Networks Act’s move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules would help boost investment and the bloc’s global competitiveness.

EU's proposed telecom rule revamp should include network fee debate, lawmaker says May 29, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The debate over whether US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are responsible for large data traffic on European telecom networks should contribute to their upgrade should be part o... (more story)

EU Chips Act 2.0 draft shifts focus toward stimulating demand May 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

The European Commission is placing greater emphasis on demand-side measures under its proposed Chips Act 2.0, seeking to generate new demand for semiconductors through AI Factories, AI Gigafactories, cloud inf... (more story)

South Korea takes multilayered approach to AI-powered cyberattacks May 29, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Amid growing concerns over artificial intelligence-powered cyberattacks, South Korea is taking a proactive and multilayered approach to cybersecurity with immediate and longer-term plans to transform the count... (more story)

China warns illegal weather-data transfers abroad threaten national security May 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top intelligence and counter-espionage agency warned against the illegal collection and outbound transfer of meteorological data, highlighting what it described as the national security risks posed by ... (more story)

New Zealand's Manage My Health breach inquiry shows avoidable security gaps May 29, 2026 | Sean Maguire

A major cyber breach at New Zealand’s Manage My Health portal exposed nearly 100,000 patients’ sensitive medical records due to basic security failures, not a sophisticated attack, the country's privacy watchd... (more story)

US judge skeptical of Roblox objection to minor's deal with gambling-site operators May 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A federal judge indicated Thursday that he has no problem approving a settlement between the operators of two gambling websites and parents who claim the sites used Roblox’s virtual currency to let children pl... (more story)

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AI chatbots: California Invasion of Privacy Act's next frontier May 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

AI companies are finding themselves in the crosshairs of California's decades-old anti-wiretapping law, illustrated by two class actions against OpenAI for allegedly embedding tracking technology in the ChatGP... (more story)

US legislative efforts to ban social media forge ahead as legal challenges loom May 29, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Following recent court victories against social media giants like Meta Platforms over online harms for children, efforts by state lawmakers to ban social media use by young people are making progress in Califo... (more story)

South Carolina’s broad Age-Appropriate Design Code to affect array of companies May 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Companies that never had to comply with children’s online regulations are prepping to submit audits to South Carolina’s attorney general under the state’s new Age-Appropriate Design Code that took effect earlier this year.

Roblox faces investigative demand from Conn., hinting at regulatory problems May 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

Roblox has joined social media companies such as Meta Platforms and TikTok in facing regulatory scrutiny over whether its platform design is addictive, as Connecticut's attorney general hit the company last mo... (more story)

Singapore AI sandbox highlights shift toward deployment-level governance May 27, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Enterprise AI governance is increasingly shifting away from abstract model risks toward operational oversight of how autonomous AI systems behave once deployed in the real world. That shift was evident in the ... (more story)

TikTok’s EU probe may trigger addiction ‘guardrails’, not business overhaul (update*) May 27, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s EU probe over allegedly addictive features could be resolved through stronger safeguards and mitigation measures rather than a fundamental overhaul of the platform’s business model, MLex has learned. ... (more story)

Push for UK social media ban risks being seen as political lifeline for Starmer May 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK pressure for social media restrictions for under-16s has intensified ahead of a government consultation on children’s online safety closing on Tuesday. A leadership crisis in the ruling Labour party has led... (more story)

YouTube, TikTok criticized over UK child safety, but rivals also put on notice May 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

TikTok and YouTube bore the brunt of criticism over child-safety protections in a UK regulatory report this week, but rivals such as Meta Platforms, Snap and Roblox also remain exposed to enforcement risk from... (more story)