France confirms social media ban for under-15s; first EU member state to do so (update*)
July 22, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo and Anna Lauwereys
France confirmed on Tuesday that it's the first EU member state to be implementing a social media ban for users under 15, after the Senate voted in favor of the measures. Following an objection to a previous d... (more story)
Thailand urges businesses to use privacy law to strengthen AI governance
July 22, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Thailand's privacy regulator is urging organizations to strengthen artificial intelligence governance under existing privacy law rather than wait for dedicated AI legislation, saying the country's Personal Dat... (more story)
Asian privacy regulators urge firms to move beyond consent-first AI compliance
July 22, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Privacy regulators from Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines said organizations deploying AI should rely on the full range of lawful processing grounds available under existing data protection la... (more story)
Gig economy under scrutiny in Calif. privacy regulator's first industry audit
July 21, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Ride hailing, food delivery and other gig-economy platforms are the target of the first-ever industry-wide audit launched by California's privacy agency under the only such regulatory framework for privacy com... (more story)
Singapore pushes PETs for trusted ASEAN data sharing
July 21, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Singapore is seeking to position privacy-enhancing technologies, or PETs, as an important tool for trusted cross-border data sharing across ASEAN as AI drives demand for secure access to sensitive data. The In... (more story)
Qantas report clarifies Australian privacy obligations after data breach
July 21, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australia's privacy regulator has concluded that Qantas Airways likely did not breach the 1988 Privacy Act in connection with a 2025 data breach affecting around 5 million people, saying the airline had taken ... (more story)
China broadens child online safety campaign beyond content
July 21, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's cyberspace regulator has launched a four-month nationwide campaign to strengthen online protections for minors, broadening oversight from policing harmful content to governing the technological infrast... (more story)
UK watchdog's online suicide forum enforcement hits jurisdictional limits (*update)
July 20, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
An online suicide forum won't face further action under the Online Safety Act after UK regulator Ofcom said all available legal routes had been exhausted. The watchdog said a geoblock is preventing access for ... (more story)