Beyond Bias: The expanding legal risks around AI hiring tools
July 14, 2026
| Amy Miller
AI-powered employment tools are facing growing legal scrutiny as courts move beyond questions of algorithmic bias to examine governance, transparency and accountability. Recent litigation over the tools is pus... (more story)
Broad range of digital services to face EU under-13 access curbs, design rules
July 13, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Social media platforms aren’t the only services likely to be covered by future EU rules to better protect young users. Instead, the EU is looking at a broader approach than Australia’s first-of-its-kind social... (more story)
CCPA private right of action may be broader than expected, but key issue lingers
July 10, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
A growing string federal court rulings in California is allowing CCPA private-right claims over data sharing with third-party trackers to proceed, even without a traditional data breach. But the early plaintif... (more story)
Brazil's ex-ante digital markets draft bill faces pushback
July 10, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
The Brazilian government's effort to establish a new regulatory framework for digital markets is facing renewed pushback after changes were introduced in a draft bill that's ready for a floor vote. A rival di... (more story)
Lowered Meta abatement request from New Mexico seeks $953 million; judge eyes remedies
July 10, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
As New Mexico Judge Bryan Biedscheid considers remedies against Meta Platforms following a state trial, Attorney General Raul Torrez significantly reduced the monetary amount the state is seeking for abatement... (more story)
Direction of EU social media curbs debate to be clarified with experts’ report
July 10, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Political debate in the EU over social media bans is unlikely to be answered with a simple yes or no when an expert panel report drops on Monday. Wider discussions around child safety online — and a recent Ger... (more story)
Meta faces major liabilities sought by US states in upcoming social media trial
July 08, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Claims by US state attorneys general that Meta Platforms should pay more than $1 trillion for alleged harm its social media apps caused to children and teenagers present significantly higher stakes for an upco... (more story)
China maps policy-reality gaps in decade-long unified market push
July 08, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's top legislature heard candid testimony recently on why the country still lacks a unified national market despite years of effort. Officials cited inconsistent enforcement, outdated laws, entrenched loc... (more story)