Data the EU collects from online platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com could be used by local authorities to justify restrictions on short-term rentals under a new law to protect housing affordability, a draft... (more story)

UK providers of essential services and relevant digital and managed services will face a broader test for reporting cyber incidents under changes to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, after the government... (more story)

A file-sharing service has avoided a formal online safety probe in the UK after agreeing to strengthen its safeguards against child sexual abuse material, regulator Ofcom said on Friday, as it separately fined... (more story)

Japan’s largest online platforms do not necessarily have to go back to copyright complainants for more evidence before rejecting a takedown request, an Osaka court has ruled, in a decision backing X Corp.’s us... (more story)

A proposed $32 million settlement to resolve privacy allegations against telemedicine platform GoodRx and French adtech firm Criteo, in its third iteration, is set to receive preliminary approval, a US federal judge said.

Germany's professional association for voice actors said on Thursday it had filed a complaint with the country's antitrust authority — and was backing separate privacy complaints in Berlin — against Netflix ov... (more story)

The European Commission could present its planned Quantum Act later this year, although internal delays could push the proposal into 2027, an official said. Thomas Skordas, a senior official in the commission’... (more story)

Kakao told the Seoul High Court on Thursday that personal information at the center of a 2023 KakaoTalk open-chat incident was never actually leaked from its systems, challenging the basis for a 15.1 billion w... (more story)