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WhatsApp ordered in India to rewrite data-sharing rules with mandatory opt-in
WhatsApp must overhaul its privacy interface within three months, following a court ruling that all Indian user data shared with Meta Platforms — including for adve... (more story)
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Regulatory glare turns on video-games sector in global push to protect children
The video-games industry has moved into the global regulatory spotlight. Policymakers, particularly in the EU, are advancing new rules and stricter enforcement, whi... (more story)
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As Tong takes leadership of attorneys general, states confront tech on AI, platform addiction
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who this week began his one-year term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, sees approaching tri... (more story)
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EU governments on Friday formally adopted their stance on the single currency package proposed back in 2023. It includes a framework enabling the introduction of a digital euro and provisions on the legal stat... (more story)
The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office is looking into a potential data breach linked to a cyberattack on UK government systems. Confirmation of another breach could raise more questions about the UK's dat... (more story)
Calling Roblox platform "the digital equivalent of a creepy cargo van lingering at the edge of a playground," Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti became the fourth US state attorney general to sue Rob... (more story)
The pursuit to hold social media companies accountable for their design features is spilling over international borders after a family from the United Kingdom filed a lawsuit in Delaware state court Wednesday ... (more story)
Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom, and other telecom operators will see an EU proposal to revamp telecom regulations early next year after the European Commission's internet scrutiny body gave the draft ... (more story)
France Travail, the country's public employment agency, could be fined €5 million for violating EU data protection rules after a cyberattack in 2024 exposed millions of job seekers’ personal data, a French pri... (more story)
The UK’s new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, published Thursday, steers away from calls to encourage device-level nudity-blocking tools, despite ministerial claims that children should be ... (more story)
The two major challenges brought by Reddit and Digital Freedom Project to Australia's social-media ban should proceed in tandem, the country's top court has said. In transcripts from the High Court of Australi... (more story)
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Individual lawsuits filed against smart-TV makers Sony, Samsung, LG, TCL and Hisense by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week said the collection of personal data through automated content recognition te... (more story)
With Meta Platforms, TikTok, YouTube and Snap just over a month from a landmark, multi-billion dollar trial over whether allegedly addictive designs harmed US teens, the companies at a pre-trial hearing in Los... (more story)
Regulators worldwide have woken up to a need to police online safety for minors. Australia has arguably gone the furthest, banning social media for under-16s from this week. In Europe, America, Asia and beyond... (more story)
The video-games industry has moved into the global regulatory spotlight. Policymakers, particularly in the EU, are advancing new rules and stricter enforcement, while court cases are multiplying in the US, all... (more story)
Age verification is increasingly seen as a way to keep children away from harm online, as seen with versions in place in the EU, UK and the US. But there are widespread fears that proving your age necessarily ... (more story)
Government social media age restrictions, such as the one coming into force this week in Australia, or broad content-moderation laws such as those in the EU and the UK, are impossible in the US because they ar... (more story)
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who this week began his one-year term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, sees approaching trials in lawsuits by state attorneys general ag... (more story)
As Washington moves to ease restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, Beijing is likely to respond with a calibrated two-track approach that might allow Chinese companies to buy the powerful chips under... (more story)