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Plaintiff's addiction expert faces Meta cross-examination in social media trial February 13, 2026 | Mike Swift

Stanford University addiction psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke implicated nine platform features on Instagram and YouTube as potentially addictive for young users during an addictive design trial against social me... (more story)

Expert stresses Meta products' addictive nature in New Mexico trial February 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New Mexico closed out the first week of its consumer protection trial against Meta Platforms with expert testimony about the addictive design features of the company's products. Analyzing internal documents fr... (more story)

UK legal challenge over Ofcom’s transparency widens ahead of hearing February 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK online safety regulator should face an expanded legal challenge over its transparency practices as campaign group Movement for an Open Web has applied to join a court case questioning Ofcom’s refusals t... (more story)

China cracks down on unlabeled AI content on Weibo, Douyin February 13, 2026 | Yonnex Li

China's internet regulator has ordered digital platforms to remove more than 13,000 social-media accounts and 543,000 pieces of content for failing to label artificial intelligence-generated material, in the f... (more story)

Ex-DOJ official urges merits-first strategy for US merger reviews February 13, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A former top US Department of Justice antitrust official said Thursday that merging companies must prioritize winning deal approval “on the merits,” warning that lobbying won’t rescue a weak case.

Meta not helpful on cybercrimes, New Mexico justice official says at state trial February 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms is unhelpful in addressing cybercrimes, Sergeant Benjamin Zwiebel of the New Mexico Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit told a state court today.

Former Meta ad executive says company put 'growth over safety' in New Mexico February 12, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A former Meta Platforms advertising executive testified at trial on Thursday in New Mexico’s consumer protection case against the company that it had focused on “growth over safety.”

Huawei may try to head off another superseding indictment in US racketeering case February 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Huawei Technologies could try to fend off a fourth superseding indictment in a long-running US case alleging that the Chinese telecommunications giant had engaged in racketeering conspiracy, trade-secret theft... (more story)

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Section 230 plays differently in parallel Calif., New Mexico social media trials February 13, 2026 | Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

Two separate trials kicked off this week against Meta Platforms in New Mexico and against Meta and YouTube in Los Angeles, with state court judges in both cases trying to navigate how Section 230 of the Commun... (more story)

India's new IT rules put platforms on proactive AI-policing duty February 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

With just a week remaining before new rules in India take effect, online platforms are scrambling to determine whether they have sufficient time to prepare for what many view as a fundamental regulatory shift,... (more story)

Slater’s exit punches another hole in Antitrust Division organizational chart February 13, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater's departure from the US Department of Justice on Thursday ended a nearly year-long turf war and stripped the Antitrust Division down to three political appointees in the front office.

Trump administration’s antitrust agenda becomes clearer with Slater’s exit February 13, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Claude Marx

The appointment of Gail Slater last year to lead antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice was seen as an expression of philosophical continuity with past administrations. Her ouster Thursday — aft... (more story)

X filed mainly self-declarations with Brazilian authorities in Grok AI nude probes February 12, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The investigations into the misuse of the AI chatbot Grok to generate non-consensual, sexualized content involving women and children revealed Brazilian authorities’ frustration over the lack of evidence in th... (more story)

Canada, EU electric car resets with China highlight US struggles February 12, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Canada’s recent trade deal with China and a new EU rule mark a new turn in the electric vehicle market and reflect a broader shift toward sustainable Chinese cars — over the concerns of the US. 

Slater's departure ends turbulent tenure as DOJ antitrust chief February 12, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, announced on Thursday that she is leaving the agency less than one year into her turbulent tenure and three days after one of her top deputies unex... (more story)

Older jurors learn about social media tools during New Mexico Meta trial February 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

An older jury in New Mexico's landmark trial against Meta Platforms is getting a crash course in how social media works, along with internet language, as the trial in the state's consumer protection lawsuit ag... (more story)