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Meta fends off Florida’s injunction bid in social media lawsuit

UK online safety regime's future may turn on watchdog's current court battles

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Macif Vie risks €7m fine in French privacy case over password protection (update*)

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UK cyber bill changes toughen essential-service providers' AI incident scrutiny October 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

UK providers of essential services could face government inspections and information demands over incidents involving AI agents operating outside human oversight or control, under new amendments to the Cyber S... (more story)

China begins identifying platforms with significant reach, influence among minors October 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s internet regulator has launched a process to identify platforms with large numbers of underage users or significant influence on minors, advancing efforts to strengthen child protection and platform ac... (more story)

Australia's online-safety watchdog flags regulatory gaps in AI October 20, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s online-safety watchdog said regulatory gaps limit its ability to remove harmful nonsexual AI deepfakes unless they meet the high threshold for serious adult cyber abuse. The proposed digital duty-o... (more story)

India's top court denies blanket digital ban for children October 20, 2026 | Freny Patel

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has established that access to the internet is a fundamental right guaranteed to every individual, including children, rejecting blanket age-based restrictions ... (more story)

Meta fends off Florida’s injunction bid in social media lawsuit October 19, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A Florida judge rejected the state's request to force Meta Platforms to take actions aimed at protecting children online, but found the state was likely to prevail in its deception theory against Meta in a law... (more story)

Apple AirTag US stalking suits mount as more cases transferred to Calif. October 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Lawsuits accusing Apple of failing to protect consumers from stalking through its AirTag trackers are pouring into Northern California following a federal judicial panel's decision earlier this month to centra... (more story)

Former Google engineer Ding’s company sanctioned over US AI trade-secret theft October 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US State Department sanctioned the business network of a former Google software engineer who is appealing his conviction for stealing the tech giant’s artificial intelligence technology trade secrets.

Clearview AI denies behavioral monitoring in UK privacy fine appeal October 19, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Clearview AI’s facial-recognition technology does not itself monitor people’s behavior, a lawyer for the company told appeal judges in London on Monday, as she challenged the UK privacy regulator’s power to im... (more story)

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Schools, tech giants clash over evidence in first US bellwether education trial October 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

With a first bellwether trial over how social media design affected US schools just over three months away, two school districts in Arizona and South Carolina are trying to exclude evidence of racial conflict,... (more story)

UK online safety regime's future may turn on watchdog's current court battles October 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

A raft of legal challenges from Meta Platforms, TikTok, X and other digital companies to UK regulator Ofcom’s information demands, revenue rules and service categorization is threatening to reshape the country... (more story)

In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk October 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

Privacy litigation filed against the likes of OpenAI, SpaceXSI and Suno in US courts is accelerating, with new lawsuits testing whether traditional laws governing children's privacy, biometrics and wiretapping... (more story)

Japan's EU data adequacy seen unaffected by privacy advocates' challenge October 14, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Recent amendments to Japan's data protection law are not expected to jeopardize the country's mutual adequacy arrangement with the EU, despite calls from domestic privacy advocates for European authorities to ... (more story)

Meta's pugilistic trial strategy proved costly in recent US litigation October 13, 2026 | Mike Swift

Mark Zuckerberg's stated reluctance to settle lawsuits before US jury trials over privacy and addictive design in recent years has exposed Meta Platforms to potentially more than $50 billion in verdicts, penal... (more story)

US Supreme Court to hear first Video Privacy Protection Act case Wednesday October 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday over who counts as a consumer under the Video Privacy Protection Act — the first time the high court will hear a case on the 1988 law being used in th... (more story)

Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues October 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Roblox over potential child safety concerns that the Silicon Valley gaming company, hugely popular with children and teens, allowed its platform to be designed ... (more story)

Fla. AG seeking relief against Meta that goes beyond multistate settlement October 08, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed for a temporary injunction against Meta Platforms, seeking relief for Florida teens that goes beyond what the company agreed to provide elsewhere in the US as ... (more story)

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South Korea widens cybersecurity disclosure requirements to all listed companies October 20, 2026
Indonesia says planned AI regulations will not stifle innovation October 20, 2026
Florida loses injunction bid against Meta in social media case October 19, 2026
California AG reaches $6m settlement in 23andMe litigation October 19, 2026
Meta, Snap, TikTok, YouTube stipulate with Charleston schools to avoid trial topics October 19, 2026
Indonesia eyes mandatory labeling of AI-generated content to combat deepfake fraud October 19, 2026
Meta, Snap, TikTok, YouTube shouldn't cite racial, employee issues in trial, schools say October 16, 2026
Meta files reply in support of dismissing US claims over interception of Wisp user data October 16, 2026
Meta loses contempt motion against NSO over claims of spyware injection October 16, 2026
Meta document dispute to be decided by special master, US judge rules October 16, 2026
Arity, Allstate seek sanctions against Texas in first suit over state privacy law October 16, 2026
BCHP, XTIUM to pay $2.7m penalty to New York, Connecticut over data breach October 16, 2026
Connecticut enters $625,000 settlement with Frontier Communications over data breach October 16, 2026