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UK social media ban for under-16s backed by House of Lords January 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK lawmakers in the House of Lords approved an amendment late Wednesday that would require social media platforms to block users under 16, adding the proposal to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The ... (more story)

China pushes back on EU plan to phase out 'high-risk' ICT suppliers (update*) January 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

The Chinese government and industry players have pushed back against the EU's plan to mandate a phaseout of “high-risk” information and communications technology suppliers under a revised Cybersecurity Act. Sp... (more story)

South Korea's Kakao appeals court loss in KakaoTalk open-chat privacy case January 22, 2026 | Jenny Lee

South Korean tech giant Kakao has moved to keep its privacy fight alive, filing an appeal this week against a lower court ruling that dismissed the company’s challenge to the privacy watchdog’s sanctions over ... (more story)

Privacy suit against Shopify narrowed by US judge January 22, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A federal judge dismissed a privacy lawsuit accusing Shopify of secretly intercepting consumers’ online shopping data, ruling that plaintiffs failed to plausibly show the e-commerce company intentionally acces... (more story)

Google US privacy case judge skeptical of post-trial motions January 21, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A US federal judge expressed skepticism toward multiple motions from both Google and the plaintiffs in a privacy class action concerning issues including injunctive relief and disgorgement after the plaintiffs... (more story)

Children’s online privacy enforcement remains top priority, US FTC’s Wiseman says January 21, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Children’s online privacy is going to remain a top priority for the US Federal Trade Commission as it prepares to enforce new Children's Online Privacy Protection Act rules and the Take It Down Act in the comi... (more story)

Do GDPR access rules bind privacy watchdogs? Question reaches EU judges tomorrow January 21, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Whether EU privacy law obliges regulators to give access to data when handling complaints will come under consideration by the EU’s highest court on Thursday, in a case that could have implications for transpa... (more story)

EU's digital chief defends voluntary mechanism in network fee disputes January 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The EU’s revamped telecom rules didn’t include a binding arbitration mechanism to resolve disputes between telecom operators and tech companies over network fees because a negotiating system was working well, ... (more story)

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Snap skirts social media addiction trial in US, for now January 21, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A social-media bellwether trial slated to begin next month in Los Angeles will proceed in a narrower form after Snap Inc. struck a last-minute settlement with one of the plaintiffs. The deal removes a defendan... (more story)

Brazil child online safety law creates new way to fine tech giants January 21, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil's new ECA Digital law establishes two types of fines, enabling the Brazilian privacy watchdog to impose stricter financial penalties on companies and to move beyond an educational approach to regulation.

India bets big on existing laws to regulate AI January 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

In rejecting a standalone AI Act in favor of a light-touch, piecemeal approach, India is gambling on existing laws and compulsory licensing to foster growth while balancing emerging risks and citizen safety as... (more story)

California eyes age-signal gambit; will other states follow suit? January 17, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

California is turning to a device-level “age signal” law as it prepares to implement age verification, with supporters arguing that AB 1043 avoids the pitfalls that have drawn legal and privacy fire in other s... (more story)

Antitrust enforcer says user privacy on radar for US state enforcement January 16, 2026 | Clayton Vickers, Chris May, Alex Wilts and Ilana Kowarski

US state antitrust enforcers are in the early stages of examining the privacy implications of mergers and market competition.

X’s Grok deepfake controversy exposes fragmented global online safety enforcement January 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo, Henrique Santiago and Sara Brandstätter

The outcry over the use of X’s Grok chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes has provided a global stress-test of online safety laws and highlighted how national legal frameworks are shaping different approaches... (more story)

South Korea's no-action letter offers assurance, but will it revive data use? January 15, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s privacy regulator has introduced no-action letters to revive the use of pseudonymized data by offering advance assurance against enforcement, aiming to reduce legal uncertainty for businesses and... (more story)

GM order hints at US FTC focus on geolocation data, data-use limits January 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission has finalized a 20-year privacy order against General Motors and OnStar that will limit how the US carmaker with the largest market share can collect detailed location informati... (more story)