Calif. child-safety bills advance as lawmakers target platform, chatbot design
June 16, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
A trio of children’s online safety bills is moving forward in California following a hearing in the state Senate, where lawmakers signaled strong support for measures they believe will hold online platforms an... (more story)
Plaintiff suing Capital One fails to get class certification in US privacy suit
June 16, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Capital One scored a win in a privacy lawsuit against it as a US federal judge refused to certify any proposed class for allegations that the financial company illegally tracked those who use its website and s... (more story)
Index Exchange must face US wiretapping claim over data transfer to China, judge says
June 16, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Adtech company Index Exchange must face a federal wiretapping claim in a lawsuit that alleges it violated the US bulk data transfer rule by sharing data with Chinese e-commerce company Temu, a US federal judge ruled.
France, Germany propose six-pillar framework for assessing EU digital sovereignty
June 16, 2026
| Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman
A six-pillar framework proposed by France and Germany would establish common EU criteria for digital sovereignty, across areas including legal control, technological capabilities, economic value creation, data... (more story)
Microsoft allowed to intervene in EU-US data transfer framework appeal (update*)
June 16, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Microsoft has been approved to support the European Commission in its defense of a trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement at the EU’s highest court, after arguing that a ruling to block data transfers would ch... (more story)
EU governments remain divided over plans to simplify digital rules
June 16, 2026
| Matthew Newman and Julia Tar
EU member states remain divided over plans to simplify the bloc's digital rules after all-day talks on Monday, with several countries saying the latest draft of the proposals doesn't go far enough in reducing ... (more story)
EU states may impose age checks on foreign-based porn sites on case-by-case basis (update*)
June 16, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that porn websites established in other EU member states may be required to comply with national age-verification requirements — provided those obligations are imposed through... (more story)
Florida sues TikTok over allegedly addictive design, harmful content to children
June 15, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Florida hit TikTok with a lawsuit accusing the short-form video platform of addicting children and allowing content that is not age appropriate while making deceptive representations about how the app works.