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Instagram chief Mosseri pushes back on N.M. allegations at social media trial March 11, 2026 | Mike Swift

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri spent a full day on the witness stand Tuesday during the New Mexico attorney general's trial over harm to minors on the platform, discussing the controls Meta Platforms has added t... (more story)

Meta expert accused of ethics violations in Calif. social media trial March 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

The plaintiff who sued Meta Platforms and Google over social media addiction claims an expert hired by the defendants violated professional ethics for psychiatrists during an evaluation by asking questions in ... (more story)

US appeals court skeptical Snapchat can change venue of Florida’s addictive algorithm suit March 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Snapchat’s arguments that its advertising contracts with the US government require the state of Florida to sue the company in federal court under the federal officer removal statute drew skepticism from a pane... (more story)

Criteo loses appeal against €40m GDPR fine at French court March 10, 2026 | Matthew Newman

French adtech company Criteo has lost its appeal at the country's highest administrative court against a €40 million fine imposed by the privacy watchdog for various violations related to its tracking cookies ... (more story)

Four EU countries seek proportionate overhaul of EU online platform fairness rules March 10, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Four EU countries have called on Cyprus, which is currently leading talks on legislative files among member states, to pursue a targeted revision of the EU law that sets transparency and fairness rules for onl... (more story)

UK lawmakers scrap under-16 social-media ban but back wider child safety powers March 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

A wide range of internet services could face unspecified new restrictions in the UK in the name of child safety. Lawmakers on Monday rejected plans for an Australia-style under-16 social media ban, instead vot... (more story)

Waze might be designated as a Very Large Online Platform by EU Commission March 10, 2026 | Júlia Tar

The Google-owned navigation service, Waze, could be designated a “Very Large Online Platform” under the EU’s Digital Services Act after reporting user numbers above the legal threshold, a move confirmed to be ... (more story)

Indonesia outlines age verification, risk rules for digital platforms March 10, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia's detailed implementing rules under its child online protection regime automatically classifies social media services as high risk and requires the deactivation of accounts held by users under 16. Th... (more story)

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Educators’ accounts highlight evidentiary clash in US social media litigation March 10, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Mike Swift

Testimony from New Mexico educators about the disruptive effects of social media in schools is offering an early look at the evidence a Kentucky school district hopes to present in a closely watched federal tr... (more story)

Meta faces tough test as Calif. social media addiction trial reaches midpoint March 10, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Halfway through the first bellwether trial over whether Meta and YouTube deliberately designed their services to hook children, Meta appears particularly vulnerable to a jury finding that Instagram contributed... (more story)

Trump cybersecurity order faces test in San Francisco BTC-e trial March 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

A new executive order from the White House says the US will take a hard line with “transnational criminal organizations” that launch ransomware and other cyberattacks. The order from President Donald Trump ins... (more story)

Social media executives' live testimony not guaranteed in US trials due to distance March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A New Mexico jury has heard only from current Meta Platform executives through taped depositions, as the state is expected to rest its case after hearing from its final live witness on Wednesday.

US House Republicans’ KIDS Act result of years of online safety regulation attempts March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

US House Republicans in the Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled the largest package of child online safety bills after parents and activists have pressured members relentlessly in the midst of an awake... (more story)

Porn platforms’ UK age-check fines spotlight questions over Ofcom’s transparency February 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Another porn-hosting platform received a fine from the UK online safety regulator this week for inadequate age assurance. But as the number of fines grows, there is scant information about whether they are pai... (more story)

Juries must navigate diverging views of Meta emerging in US social media trials February 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Mike Swift and Xu Yuan

Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico will have to parse two very different views of Meta Platforms that they have heard during the first three weeks of parallel social media trials. Is the culture of “move fas... (more story)

Meta trial in New Mexico highlights tension between privacy and safety February 26, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Internal debate at Meta Platforms over whether to implement higher levels of privacy protections highlighted the long-existing tension between privacy and online safety, particularly over the protection of chi... (more story)