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Single Resolution Board drops appeal at EU court against data transfers January 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The Single Resolution Board — the EU's banking crisis-management authority — has dropped an appeal at an EU court against a decision by the bloc’s privacy watchdog that it must inform citizens about data proce... (more story)

EU set to broaden scope of cybersecurity certificates in legislative revamp January 16, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission plans to expand EU cybersecurity certification schemes to cover companies’ overall risk-management posture, under a revised Cybersecurity Act due on Jan. 20. Draft rules would use certi... (more story)

Japan rebukes X over Grok sexual deepfake images, promises action January 16, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Adding to the global fallout from provocative deepfakes created with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok, Japan issued its sternest warning yet, threatening “all possible measures” against his company X.

China orders tighter controls for online job platforms as hiring scams rise January 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Online recruitment platforms in China have been ordered to tighten oversight of job postings and strengthen content controls, underscoring Beijing’s push to protect job seekers as fraud risks rise amid a slowi... (more story)

Meta says US judge should bar new shareholder claims over Cambridge Analytica statements January 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

Lawyers for Meta Platforms told a federal judge in California that as a long-delayed shareholder suit over Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal moves toward trial, shareholders shouldn't be allowed t... (more story)

US Senate focuses on regulating EdTech as it grapples with kids’ online safety January 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Senate is focusing on banning the use of social media on school-provided devices as it contemplates other ways to regulate the use of social media by youth.

UK data watchdog to step up age assurance push on digital platforms January 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's data protection regulator plans to run a monitoring program this year to drive adoption of stronger age assurance measures, particularly targeting platforms that rely solely on self-declaration, a sen... (more story)

EU lawmakers’ leading roles for AI Act overhaul are falling into place January 15, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Júlia Tar

EU lawmakers are settling key roles regarding the European Parliament’s handling of packages of amendments to the AI Act and GDPR. The AI package is further advanced, with lawmakers Michael McNamara and Arba K... (more story)

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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)

US Supreme Court to consider when FCC can fine companies for privacy violations January 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court is taking up a pair of cases brought by wireless carriers on the question of whether the Federal Communications Commission can fine companies for privacy violations through its administrat... (more story)

Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal? January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change h... (more story)

US Supreme Court case could frame EU court’s view of data transfer deal January 09, 2026 | Matthew Newman, Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

The stability of a crucial trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement could be challenged if a forthcoming US Supreme Court decision erodes the independence of some US regulatory bodies in the view of the EU’s top... (more story)

ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights January 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)

European telecom companies temper hopes for bold EU rules revamp in 2026 January 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe’s big phone companies — such as Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom — are unlikely to see a major overhaul of the EU's telecom rules this year. But the European Commission's planned Digital Networks... (more story)