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Brazil’s Meta controversy raises wider, global questions about elections

A worker assembles an SUV at a car plant of Li Auto, a major Chinese EV maker, in Changzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu province.

US faces questions as Chinese EVs pressure global markets

FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson

US FTC targets airlines, retailers, gig platforms in personalized pricing inquiry

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Meta excoriated by US judge for delays finalizing high-stakes Flo privacy verdict October 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

An exasperated federal judge in San Francisco declared Thursday that he's out of patience with delays by Meta Platforms in agreeing to the number of California women who used the Flo Health app and had their s... (more story)

DC AG seeks TikTok CEO’s testimony about child sexual exploitation issues with Live October 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The Washington DC Attorney General’s Office and others are seeking to depose TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about his knowledge of potential child sexual exploitation issues that have arisen from TikTok Live.

US states' $220 million settlement with General Motors limits data it can collect October 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Connecticut and more than 30 other states reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors over its deceptive practice of selling consumers’ driving data, including precise geolocation measured every thre... (more story)

Searches for CSAM may go beyond specific users under new draft of EU regulation October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Searches by online providers to detect child sexual abuse material could target individual users or specific parts of their services, subject to safeguards and oversight, according to an Oct. 27 draft of propo... (more story)

‘Small but risky’ platforms should face extra UK safety duties, lawmakers say October 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Small platforms hosting dangerous content should face additional online safety duties, UK lawmakers said on Thursday, as they called for a review of how the Online Safety Act determines which services qualify.... (more story)

Fnac units fined in France for tracking app users without consent (update*) October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Two units of French electronics retailer Fnac Darty have been fined a combined €7 million for tracking mobile app users without consent, France’s privacy regulator CNIL said on Thursday. The companies must dem... (more story)

Platforms might need safeguards beyond age checks for UK social media ban, Ofcom says October 29, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Social media platforms may need safeguards beyond age checks if the UK's planned ban for under-16s is to work effectively, the online safety regulator said in an assessment published Thursday. These could incl... (more story)

Social media ban in Austria faces EU commission objections pending Kids Act (update*) October 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Austria’s proposed social media restrictions for under-14s face European Commission objections while the EU negotiates its Kids Act, the commission said on Thursday. The response signals how the EU executive c... (more story)

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Brazil’s Meta controversy raises wider, global questions about elections October 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech regulation took center stage in Brazil's elections, with Meta squarely under the spotlight, but questions around the company's moderation systems, and how government and regulators handle allegations of p... (more story)

US faces questions as Chinese EVs pressure global markets October 29, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US is facing increasing questions on its strategy to combat Chinese electric and hybrid cars surging across the world and pressuring neighboring markets, including in Europe and Canada. The cheap and relia... (more story)

EU simplification plans raise uncertainty over privacy duties for data sharing October 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Providers of blockchain-based identity and document verification tools, including digital wallets, could face additional General Data Protection Regulation duties when sharing data about people they can't iden... (more story)

Lula’s reelection in Brazil could mark watershed moment for Big Tech October 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected Brazil's president in Sunday night’s runoff after a turbulent election. In addition to domestic corruption allegations that shaped the race, the regulation and oversight... (more story)

Meta, Snap to face addiction allegations in US social media trial October 27, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms and Snap will defend themselves against allegations that their social media platforms contributed to a mental health crisis among young people in the US as the second bellwether trial in the nat... (more story)

EU's sovereign cloud and AI law could be simplified, lead lawmaker Solier says October 26, 2026 | Masha Borak

The EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could have its tech sovereignty requirements eased during legislative scrutiny, a lead EU lawmaker on the file, Diego Solier, told MLex in an interview. Lawmakers... (more story)

European publishers’ cookie reprieve leaves advertising fight unresolved October 26, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European publishers won a victory when EU governments dropped plans for browser-level cookie-consent preferences in a legislative update designed to simplify the bloc's digital rules. But media groups still fa... (more story)

Meta’s multi-billion US bills weaken Trump's broadside against EU tech fines October 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman

President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology enforcement amounts to taxing successful US companies has become harder to sustain following Meta Platform’s multibillion-dollar legal setbacks at home. Bru... (more story)

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New Zealand's Manage My Health breached privacy rules on data retention October 30, 2026
Lyft to pay $1.8 million in penalties to Calif. over privacy violations October 29, 2026
Connecticut announces $220 million multistate privacy settlement with GM October 29, 2026
UK special category data guidance updated following law changes October 29, 2026
Fnac units fined €7m in France for mobile app tracking without consent October 29, 2026
App stores could support UK social media ban, Ofcom says October 29, 2026
Social media platforms could use four age-check methods for UK ban, Ofcom says October 29, 2026
Japan, ASEAN to strengthen cybersecurity ties October 29, 2026
Daekyo, hospital operator fined in South Korea over data breaches October 29, 2026
Japan Airlines, subsidiary report data breach affecting 92,000 customers October 29, 2026
Coupang, Gmarket among call centers reviewed in South Korea over privacy flaws October 29, 2026
CCIA sues to block Alabama app store law October 28, 2026
Texas gets US appellate rehearing in challenge to SCOPE Act October 28, 2026