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Media Matters says FTC probe should be blocked by US judge July 14, 2025 | Mike Swift

Media Matters has filed a motion seeking an injunction to block an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission into its activities, arguing that the probe is an attempt to punish its First Amendment-prote... (more story)

California law targeting online marketplaces halted by federal judge July 11, 2025 | Xu Yuan

A California law that would require Facebook Marketplace, Nextdoor and other online marketplaces to scrutinize transactions on their platforms was halted by a federal judge on the grounds that it is preempted by federal laws.

GenAI should face same safety legislation as other online firms, UK lawmakers say July 11, 2025 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

Generative AI platforms should face the same safety legislation as other online services to prevent the spread of illegal and harmful content, a committee of UK lawmakers said today. 

UK platforms face call from lawmakers for expanded misinformation duties July 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK online platforms should face stronger duties to tackle misinformation and deepfakes, a parliamentary committee said today, calling out gaps in the Online Safety Act. In a new report, lawmakers are urging th... (more story)

Japan's METI steps up oversight of digital platforms ahead of new smartphone law July 11, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan's industry ministry is intensifying its supervision of the relationship of large platform operators with smaller Japanese businesses to ensure fairness and transparency. The move comes four years after t... (more story)

Amazon admonished for 'bad faith' privilege tactics in US FTC case July 10, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A US federal judge admonished Amazon for abusing attorney-client privilege to withhold nearly 70,000 documents from the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit over its Prime subscription practices, calling the ... (more story)

ByteDance’s TikTok faces new Irish probe on data transfers to China (update*) July 10, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Chinese social-media platform TikTok is facing a new probe by the Irish privacy watchdog into its storage of EU users’ personal data on China-based servers after an initial inquiry into data transfers from the... (more story)

X's Grok chatbot faces call from Poland for EU probe (update*) July 10, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister has urged the European Commission to investigate whether Grok — the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI and deployed on platform X — is breaching the EU’s Digital Services Ac... (more story)

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Cordeiro exits Brazil competition agency with legacy of controversy, acclaim July 11, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, the first in Brazil to hold the three most notable positions in the country's competition authority — councilor, superintendent and president — is departing as president of the Admin... (more story)

For digital laws, EU’s simplification drive suffers underlying tensions July 11, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The EU’s push for simplification of its laws has come up against a range of underlying tensions in the digital arena, including political ambition, bureaucratic inertia and industry pressure to roll back years... (more story)

Platforms face UK push for researcher data access, but US tensions could intrude July 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media and search services could face new UK duties to share data with researchers, under proposals published by regulator Ofcom as part of its Online Safety Act implementation. But industry resistance, ... (more story)

Quarles' FSB appointment elicits criticism for hands-off regulatory approach July 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

The Financial Stability Board’s appointment of Randal Quarles to review the status of post-2008 reforms has raised the hackles of a senior US Senate Democrat who said it could be “putting the international fin... (more story)

Data processing by businesses scrutinized as US enforces cross-border rule July 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo

A broad swath of businesses’ data-processing activities could be subject to scrutiny under US rules targeting access to American data by foreign countries considered as adversaries, as a grace period ends and ... (more story)

Uptick in ship fires creates new worries in global trade industry July 03, 2025 | Bradley Dress

A surge in ship fires, including several high-profile incidents this year, is driving concern across the global trade industry as ports and shipping companies work to increase safety on board and consider more regulations.

TikTok awaits resolution to US-China trade standoff July 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A deal to spin off TikTok’s US social media platform to American investors could come soon after a trade deal with China is finalized. The company and the Trump administration have had a deal in place with pri... (more story)

Brazil raises Instagram age rating amid broader push to protect children online July 02, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The increase in Brazil's age rating for users of Instagram is just one of the steps the country is taking to protect children and adolescents.