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Big Tech generative AI practices emerge as antitrust concerns, Japan study finds April 16, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Big Tech companies are raising new competition concerns over how generative artificial intelligence is integrated into smartphone operating systems and other digital services, Japan’s antitrust agency said Thu... (more story)

With US states' trial against Meta looming, judge presses sides over COPPA claims April 16, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

As a major trial approaches over alleged harm to kids' mental health from social media, a US judge questioned whether state attorneys general can pursue profits tied to Meta Platforms’ alleged collection of ch... (more story)

Roblox enters 'historic' child safety, health settlement with Nevada April 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced a settlement Wednesday with Roblox that would limit platform notifications to minors and add new parental controls for minors on the platform, and also would pay $1... (more story)

Personalized pricing a ‘top priority,’ US FTC commissioners tell Congress April 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether personalized pricing is happening and if it is an unfair and deceptive business practice, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Wednesday.

US FTC shouldn’t be lead AI enforcer, Chairman Ferguson says April 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson called for a federal privacy law for the FTC to enforce, but the agency shouldn't "become the general all-purpose AI regulator,” he told a Senate committee Wednesday.

Platforms told Irish watchdog is building up age-assurance compliance framework April 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Ireland’s media regulator is developing a framework to assess online platforms’ compliance with age verification duties under its Online Safety Code and the EU’s Digital Services Act. The initiative, announced... (more story)

Germany warns cookie-rule overhaul may strengthen US-based tech companies April 15, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

Germany has said that the European Commission's plans to overhaul how users grant consent for cookies risks giving US-based tech companies with popular web browsers more access to data and harming European med... (more story)

UK lawmakers back liability for tech execs, scale back AI chatbots proposal April 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

A proposal to expose senior tech executives to criminal liability where their companies fail to to remove non-consensual intimate images has been backed by UK lawmakers, along with introduction of a 48-hour ta... (more story)

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EU’s age-verification app raises questions over enforcement, policy direction April 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online platforms on Wednesday saw the European Commission positioning its age-verification app as a key tool to protect children online, but major questions remain. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sa... (more story)

Meta facial recognition in AI glasses draws opposition of ACLU, other groups April 13, 2026 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms faces growing pushback from civil rights groups, labor unions and other advocates to any plan to introduce facial recognition to its Meta AI smart glasses. Beyond a letter from the American Civi... (more story)

Roblox begins requiring age verification amid increasing pressure over safety April 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Roblox is rolling out a new set of content controls using age verification as tech companies are facing increasing pressure to make platforms safer for children.

US lawsuits expose how trust-based sharing of health data heightens privacy risks April 10, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Lawsuits over the alleged misuse of patient records are spotlighting privacy gaps in the trust-based systems underpinning US health data exchanges.

Singapore heat on TikTok, X shows online safety scrutiny going global April 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Enforcement of TikTok and X by a Singapore regulator over failures to curb terrorism and child sexual abuse content, respectively, adds to efforts by regulators around the world to confront similar risks. In t... (more story)

EU privacy rules spur platforms’ behavior changes on cookies, CNIL official says April 10, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The effectiveness of the EU’s landmark data protection rules has evolved since the entry into force of the GDPR in 2018, shifting from a focus on enforcement to driving tangible changes in companies’ behavior,... (more story)

Tech platforms face increased scrutiny over US CyberTipline reports April 09, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The government is putting more pressure on tech companies to make more detailed and accurate reports to the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck... (more story)

UK online safety enforcement being delayed and mishandled, campaigner Kidron says April 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK regulators' handling of children’s data and enforcement of the Online Safety Act deserves criticism, prominent UK lawmaker Beeban Kidron has said, while warning of a government push for overly broad legisla... (more story)