The enforcement proceedings targeting instant-messaging service Telegram Messenger over its failure to detect and remove pro-terror material from the platform may be heard in December, an Australian court hear... (more story)

The European Commission would introduce a fee on products entering the EU and give customs new digital tools to identify non-compliant imports, under a draft European Product Act seen by MLex. The proposal, se... (more story)

Online platforms could face a list of child safety dos and don’ts in the EU under a new legislative measure likely to be announced next week, a senior European Commission official said. The rules could cover a... (more story)

Protecting children online requires a “whole of Europe approach,” Irish Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan said ahead of a two-day online safety conference in Dublin. He said next... (more story)

The UK and EU should coordinate their approaches to protecting children online as governments introduce new social media restrictions, the UK's deputy ambassador to the EU has said, Caroline Read's comments ca... (more story)

The UK government needs to persuade voters that closer technology ties and regulatory alignment with the EU is beneficial to both sides, a senior European Commission cybersecurity official has said. The commen... (more story)

Tech platforms face active monitoring over their efforts to stop the spread of illegal intimate images — including AI-generated deepfakes — after the UK regulator announced a new enforcement program. Ofcom sai... (more story)

Major tech platforms will be required to build in device-level protections for children under planned new UK legislation, culture minister Lisa Nandy told lawmakers Tuesday, three months after companies were t... (more story)