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Meta, others helped in largest cyber scam takedown in West Africa, US DOJ's Pirro says October 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms’ real-time intelligence on cyber-enabled scams helped law enforcement conduct the “largest ever takedown of fraudulent social media accounts linked to West African scam centers,” US Attorney for... (more story)

Meta accuses UK regulator Ofcom of pursuing highest online safety fines October 13, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Meta Platforms has accused UK regulator Ofcom of seeking the highest possible online safety fines without properly assessing what was needed to deter breaches, a London court hearing heard on Tuesday. Ofcom re... (more story)

Germany’s media merger rules face biggest overhaul under EMFA October 13, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Germany’s draft overhaul of media merger rules has been published for public consultation. The proposal would implement the European Media Freedom Act by replacing the current television-focused regime with a ... (more story)

UK to resume frontier AI testing after US talks, minister says October 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK will resume testing of frontier AI models following recent negotiations with the US, AI minister Kanishka Narayan said Monday, as he outlined government plans to strengthen the country's cyber defenses ... (more story)

Instagram ‘Instants’ didn't meet EU risk assessment threshold, Meta says October 12, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Instagram’s Instants feature didn't meet the threshold requiring an additional risk assessment under the EU’s digital services law, Meta Platforms has said, adding that it reviewed the risks and briefed the Eu... (more story)

Australia's digital duty-of-care faces push for compensation rights October 12, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care, expected to be introduced in parliament this week, faces demands by the Greens for compensation rights and fines tied to tech companies’ global revenue. The duty-of-c... (more story)

Meta criticized over ‘concerning’ evidence approach by US judge in social media case October 09, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms was reprimanded by a US judge over the way it has applied legal privilege to internal communications and documents, as it faces requests to re-review hundreds of thousands of documents for an up... (more story)

MultiPlan to answer for disappearing iPhone texts in US antitrust case, judge says October 09, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

MultiPlan will have to answer interrogatories over whether specific executives chose to enable disappearing messages on their iPhones after being served a litigation hold in a case involving US antitrust claim... (more story)

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Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues October 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Roblox over potential child safety concerns that the Silicon Valley gaming company, hugely popular with children and teens, allowed its platform to be designed ... (more story)

Austrian social media curbs test EU tolerance for patchwork of national laws October 08, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media and other online platforms will soon get an early indication of whether EU countries can continue to adopt a patchwork of differing age restrictions and child safety measures in advance of the EU-... (more story)

NYC mayor proposes private right of action for unfair business conduct October 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New York City residents and organizations may soon have expanded authority to sue for unfair business practices — which has been particularly successful against tech companies this year — under a proposal spea... (more story)

Huawei, telecom operators may see EU legal clarity on national security bans October 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Huawei Technologies and other telecom equipment providers could get clearer legal guidance in the coming months on the limits of national security restrictions, as courts consider two legal challenges to those... (more story)

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain October 01, 2026 | Chris May

Federal lawmakers seeking to reshape the US collegiate athletics system took an important step forward on Monday when the Senate passed legislation that includes an antitrust shield for the National Collegiate... (more story)

TikTok's Alabama settlement shows social media industry openness to change September 28, 2026 | Xu Yuan

TikTok's settlement with the State of Alabama is the first sign that social media companies may be willing to get onboard with Meta Platforms in accepting more stringent restrictions on young people's online t... (more story)

TikTok settlement with Alabama ties child safeguards to deals with other states September 28, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

TikTok will have to implement the most stringent provisions of its settlement with Alabama only if more attorneys general enter into similar settlements with the platform and other social media companies.

TikTok trial in Alabama over alleged deceptive statements to begin Monday September 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

TikTok's efforts to avoid a trial have come to a close as the company is set to begin jury selection in Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday in a case brought by state Attorney General Steve Marshall.