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'EU Kids Act' to be presented by EU Commission this week September 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

An "EU Kids Act" will be discussed by European commissioners this week before being adopted by written procedure and presented on Thursday, a spokesperson for the EU executive said Monday. The initiative follo... (more story)

Meta reviews extending US teen protections to South Korea as talks continue September 14, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Meta Platforms has told South Korea’s communications regulator that it has yet to decide whether safeguards for teenage Facebook and Instagram users agreed to in the US could also apply in South Korea. The Kor... (more story)

Australian regulator's powers expand under amended teen social-media ban September 14, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

The Australian online safety regulator’s information-gathering powers have expanded after parliament passed a bill amending the under-16 social-media ban. In a statement to MLex on Monday, a spokesperson for t... (more story)

Facebook XCheck, alleged misinformation focus of Cambridge Analytica trial in New Mexico September 11, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Facebook knew that harmful, toxic and misleading content disproportionately drove engagement, a University of Pittsburgh professor of disinformation studies said Friday as the state of New Mexico continued its... (more story)

US banking regulators propose third-party risk-management guidance September 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

US banking regulators issued draft guidance to help financial institutions manage third-party risks, intended to replace what the agencies called "overly broad" Biden-era guidance that they said discouraged ba... (more story)

EU's Digital Markets Act 'extraordinarily poorly executed,' US FTC chairman says September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's sympathetic to some of the impulses behind the EU's Digital Markets Act, but the law is highly abstract, poorly executed and appears to target mai... (more story)

California plaintiff suing Meta over voice data faces doubts from judge September 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A US federal judge sounded doubtful about allegations that Meta Platforms illegally collected and used users’ biometric data through the audio and voice recordings uploaded to Facebook and Messenger.

US judge asks how Meta's settlement plays into NetChoice lawsuit over Virginia law September 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A US judge asked NetChoice how Meta Platforms' recent settlement agreement affects the trade association's claim that Virginia's Senate Bill 854, a law regulating social media, violates the First Amendment and... (more story)

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Ruling against TikTok sets Texas, other US states up for wins September 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Texas’ win on a partial motion for summary judgment against TikTok this week has set the state – and others suing TikTok over alleged misrepresentations – up for success in forthcoming cases, as the Chinese-ba... (more story)

US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation September 11, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes

Discovery conduct in high-profile Big Tech litigation, from privilege claims to evidence-preservation failures, is continuing to cause headaches for defense lawyers. Recent US court decisions, including one fr... (more story)

Platforms must prove safety before having access to EU’s youth, report author says September 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

A blanket social-media ban wouldn’t solve the EU’s child-safety challenges, Jörg Fegert, one of two experts who drafted the EU expert panel’s July report on child safety online, told MLex days before a new EU ... (more story)

Flock faces mounting litigation in US amid backlash over AI-powered surveillance September 08, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Flock Safety, the operator of a nationwide network of cameras that capture motor vehicle information, is facing increasing lawsuits amid a public outcry over privacy concerns arising from what plaintiffs call ... (more story)

Meta to face off with New Mexico again, this time over Cambridge Analytica September 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Meta Platforms is heading back to court against New Mexico just weeks after a $942 million loss to the state, this time over Facebook's handling of user data during the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Calif. SB 690 trims privacy litigation without closing door September 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A far narrower version of a bill intended to curb California Invasion of Privacy Act litigation has cleared the state Legislature. While it won’t shut off the spigot of lawsuits, it will eliminate some of the ... (more story)

US faces long list of trade challenges with Canada, Mexico September 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US has a long list of issues that have become outstanding challenges in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico and are preventing the closing of a deal, including disputes over cheese, cars, foreign lan... (more story)

Meta’s US settlement fuels global push for teen safeguards September 03, 2026 | Matthew Newman, Xu Yuan, Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes, Jenny Lee, James Konstantin Galvez, Roffie Kurniawan and Jet Damazo-Santos

From Seoul to Singapore and London to Brussels, Meta Platforms’ landmark settlement with 51 US jurisdictions in August has reverberated globally, prompting calls for similar child-protection requirements elsew... (more story)