Meta begins defense in New Mexico social media remedies trial
May 14, 2026
| Mike Swift
New Mexico's remedy trial against Meta Platforms hit the halfway point Wednesday as the state rested its case in a trial in which it is seeking changes to the design of Instagram and Facebook, as well as a $3.... (more story)
US senators press for KOSA vote after landmark social media verdicts
May 14, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Finish the job and pass the Kids Online Safety Act. That was the charge delivered Wednesday to members of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee by parents who lost children after being exposed to deadly harms on social media.
US FTC's White emphasizes consumer redress, fighting concrete harm
May 13, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
The US Federal Trade Commission is focused on enforcing against concrete harms in the marketplace and is prioritizing consumer redress, Kate White, deputy director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, s... (more story)
UK online safety legislative plans overshadowed by questions of pace, coherence
May 13, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The latest UK push to tackle online harms and violent content — through new criminal offenses — was questioned by critics within hours of being unveiled on Wednesday over its capacity to significantly reduce h... (more story)
Platforms on notice for new UK offenses to counter violent content online
May 13, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Online platforms are on notice for new UK criminal offenses to be created to tackle harmful and violent content under proposed legislation announced by the government on Wednesday. A proposed National Security... (more story)
UK businesses to get sandboxes, growth duty expands under regulatory reform bill
May 13, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
UK businesses can expect regulators to be given stronger duties to support economic growth and new powers to temporarily relax rules for testing AI under legislation announced Wednesday. The proposed Regulatin... (more story)
Japan, US tackle AI cyberthreats as megabanks prepare to access Mythos
May 13, 2026
| Sachiko Sakamaki
Japan is accelerating efforts to address cybersecurity risks from frontier artificial intelligence models in cooperation with the US, as three major Japanese banks are reportedly set to gain access to Anthropi... (more story)
Instructure's deal with hackers sees Australian schools restore Canvas access
May 13, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Instructure, a US-based education-technology company, said its agreement with hackers has seen Australian schools and university's restore access to Canvas, a popular education portal. The agreement was reache... (more story)