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xAI liable for enabling Grok's deepfake sexualized images, UK lawsuit argues July 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

xAI should be held liable for its chatbot Grok creating deepfake sexualized images because the underlying model's design enabled it to generate such content, according to new filings in a UK legal challenge. L... (more story)

Hong Kong banks lag on quantum threat preparations, HKMA survey finds July 28, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Hong Kong's banking sector remains largely unprepared for quantum computing security risks, with many institutions yet to establish formal governance or migration plans for post-quantum cryptography, according... (more story)

China clarifies cross-border data rules in push for regulatory certainty July 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's top cyberspace regulator has issued fresh guidance on cross-border data transfers, signaling a shift from building the country's data-governance framework to making it more predictable by clarifying ho... (more story)

UK online safety regime and regulator face new parliamentary scrutiny July 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s online safety law, and its enforcement by regulator Ofcom, face a new political challenge after lawmakers on Monday launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of the regime, notably whether it is maki... (more story)

Transparency question for joint data controllers lands at EU top court July 27, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

A German court is asking the EU’s top court how an arrangement between joint data controllers must be shown to visitors of an online platform. The case stems from a complaint against a German legal website, wh... (more story)

China creates simplified privacy regime for small data handlers July 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has introduced its first simplified privacy compliance regime for small personal-information handlers, marking a shift toward tailoring compliance obligations to the scale of data processing. The new pro... (more story)

Australian regulator says weak powers hinder social-media ban cases July 27, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia's online-safety regulator says it is unlikely to succeed in civil-penalty proceedings against social-media platforms over the country's under-16 social media ban because it cannot compel them to prod... (more story)

Coupang dispute prompts South Korea to rebut US congressional discrimination claims July 27, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Coupang's regulatory troubles in South Korea have become the subject of formal diplomatic friction, after the country pushed back against a US congressional report accusing South Korean authorities of discrimi... (more story)

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What will the UK tech ministry's abolition mean for policy and regulation? July 27, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

Shutting down the UK government's technology department is expected to slow policymaking and fragment coordination across AI, cybersecurity and online safety, even as AI policy moves closer to the center of go... (more story)

US legal fight over social media addiction faces long road ahead July 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

In sprawling nationwide litigation over social media addiction, Meta Platforms, Snap, YouTube and TikTok are looking at years of fighting ahead as any resolution that may lead to palpable changes to the platfo... (more story)

Hurdles remain for Trump's prospective head of US DOJ's Antitrust Division July 22, 2026 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice, must clear procedural and institutional hurdles before he can implement any vision for the futur... (more story)

France’s social media ban for under-15s could accelerate EU legislation July 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Anna Lauwereys

France's ban on social media for users under age 15 could speed up EU legislation on protecting children online, after lawmakers watered down the measure to preserve the European Commission's powers under the ... (more story)

Suits filed against TikTok over addictive design span US, advance under radar July 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

With trials against Meta Platforms drawing the bulk of the attention among state challenges to the allegedly addictive design of social media platforms, litigation by states challenging the legality of TikTok'... (more story)

UK tech, AI and online safety regulation pose pressing questions for Burnham July 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

As Andy Burnham takes power in the UK, he faces immediate tech policy questions. Reports that he could fold the technology ministry into a larger business department have alarmed tech advocates, while question... (more story)

Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks July 17, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo

In the wake of two landmark trials against Meta Platforms this year, two additional juries are soon to decide if the social media giant's design choices harmed Instagram users, as jury selection in the Tenness... (more story)

Kickoff for cloud giants' new UK oversight regime spotlights its novel approach July 17, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle have, as expected, become the first cloud companies in the UK to be designated as “critical” by UK financial regulators, who are looking ever closer at t... (more story)