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China tightens oversight of human genetic data with new ethics guidelines May 26, 2026 | MLex Staff

China tightened oversight of human genetic data research with new ethics guidelines, as Beijing moves to strengthen regulation of a fast-growing field seen as critical to biotechnology innovation but fraught w... (more story)

Malaysia imposes under-16 online-safety restrictions, effective June 1 May 26, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Malaysia will require online platforms to implement age-verification measures ensuring only users aged 16 and above can register for services and access age-appropriate features under new online safety codes t... (more story)

VIQ Solutions under privacy inquiry over Australian court-data concerns May 26, 2026 | Sean Maguire

VIQ Solutions is under preliminary inquiry by Australia’s privacy regulator over allegations that sensitive court recordings were transcribed offshore by a subcontractor in India, potentially breaching nationa... (more story)

EU telecom sector seeks more ambitious digital rule revamp May 26, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Connect Europe, the European telecom industry group, said the EU’s proposed telecom reform doesn’t go far enough to simplify the bloc’s rules or encourage investment, and that lawmakers should make it more amb... (more story)

China jails man, police officers over abuse of national anti-fraud platform May 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Chinese court has sentenced a Fujian-born man to more than three years in prison for orchestrating a scheme with multiple police officers to illegally access and sell citizens’ bank account data through the ... (more story)

New Mexico judge ponders remedies for Meta in social media harm trial May 22, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

On the last day of a bench trial about proposed remedies over Meta Platforms’ harm to children through unfair and deceptive practices, Judge Bryan Biedscheid peppered a senior Meta executive with questions abo... (more story)

Capital One loses bid to scuttle US claims of data transmission to ad companies May 22, 2026 | Mike Swift

A federal judge in San Francisco largely denied Capital One's motion to dismiss claims that it illegally shared user data with the likes of Google, Meta Platforms, Adobe and other digital ad companies, saying ... (more story)

Texas sues Discord for allegedly enabling child exploitation May 22, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Online communication platform Discord was hit with a lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over alleged intentional failures in online safety measures to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation of young users.

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YouTube, TikTok criticized over UK child safety, but rivals also put on notice May 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

TikTok and YouTube bore the brunt of criticism over child-safety protections in a UK regulatory report this week, but rivals such as Meta Platforms, Snap and Roblox also remain exposed to enforcement risk from... (more story)

SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks May 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)

US FTC privacy spending dwarfed by global peers as Congress mulls new law May 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

While the US Federal Trade Commission spends a fraction of what other privacy enforcers around the world spend per capita, it has nevertheless brought many of the largest privacy settlements in history, includ... (more story)

Xi, Trump sidestep chip curbs while reviving AI security talks May 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)

TikTok, Snap, YouTube settle, avoid jury in addiction case brought by US schools May 18, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Xu Yuan

This summer, for the first time, four social media companies were set to face a jury together over claims their intentionally addictive designs fueled a youth mental health crisis. Now, Meta Platforms will sta... (more story)

Calif.’s GM settlement heralds deepened enforcement against privacy violations May 15, 2026 | Xu Yuan

General Motors’ recent $12.75 million settlement with California over its alleged mishandling of data isn't only the biggest fine in the history of the state’s privacy law, but shows that the state’s privacy e... (more story)

France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement May 15, 2026 | Jean Comte

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

EU cookie rules need a 'new start,' not tweaks, Bavaria’s privacy watchdog says May 13, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European regulators debating cookie rules should talk frankly about how they can be reformed to improve EU web users' lives rather than opting for technical tweaks that won’t help them, the chief privacy watch... (more story)