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Zuckerberg confronted with Meta files on teen use in social-media trial February 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was pressed Wednesday with internal company records that plaintiffs' counsel say undercut his prior US congressional testimony about whether the company sought to maximize en... (more story)

Meta whistleblower testifies in New Mexico trial over online harms to children February 19, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms oppressed internal research on platform safety after whistleblower Francis Haugen disclosed that the company knew its platforms cause harm to children and teens, a former employee told a New Mex... (more story)

Connecticut considers legislation to restrict 'addictive' social media February 19, 2026 | Mike Swift

MLex Summary: Connecticut lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday on legislation intended to protect minors from the addictive qualities of social media platforms, with industry saying the measure, HB 5037, would v... (more story)

Digital markets, supermarkets key focus for Australia's antitrust watchdog February 18, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Conduct in digital markets affecting competition and consumers will be among the Australian competition regulator’s enforcement and compliance priorities for 2026–27, a senior official will say. In a speech to... (more story)

Judge set to approve Google settlement in US ad auction litigation February 18, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A US judge said she will grant final approval for a proposed settlement — with injunctive relief only — in litigation over Google’s alleged use of personal data in its online ad auction system without user permission.

For Meta, ‘meaningful' interactions linked to engagement, expert tells N.M. court February 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms strongly measured user engagement and implemented the term "meaningful social interactions" to track engagement, misleading users, Arvind Narayanan, a computer science expert, told a New Mexico court Tuesday.

Slater defends role in US DOJ review of HPE-Juniper merger February 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater, former antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, said Tuesday she is "deeply concerned" by allegations that she misrepresented the national security implications of the merger between Hewle... (more story)

Texas AG sues TP-Link over alleged China ties and router security risks February 17, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Texas filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, claiming the router-maker falsely represented its networking gear as secure and masked its links to the Chinese government.

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Former Meta executives hope New Mexico trial leads to better safeguards February 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

As former Meta Platforms executives took the stand last week in a lawsuit against the company, they shared hope that social media could connect people and be a tool for good rather than harm. Former executives... (more story)

US DOJ's Assefi vows to reject 'half-measures,' wants more civil antitrust cases February 18, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubts about his commitment to enfo... (more story)

At US Meta, YouTube addictive design trial, grieving parents a powerful court presence February 18, 2026 | Mike Swift

During the US addictive design trial against Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube, grieving parents who lined up as early as midnight outside the Los Angeles courthouse to get one of the precious few seats for ... (more story)

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)