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French Constitutional Council strikes down under-15 social media ban August 14, 2026 | Matthew Newman

France’s Constitutional Council has struck down on Friday a social media ban for children under 15, ruling that it disproportionately restricted freedom of expression and communication. The council said the ba... (more story)

EU defends naming Siemens chief Snabe as industrial AI adviser August 14, 2026 | Masha Borak

The European Commission has said it cannot release documents from its assessment of a potential conflict of interest involving Jim Hagemann Snabe's appointment as the EU's special adviser for industrial AI, ci... (more story)

Shanghai summons six platforms in national online child-protection crackdown August 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Six online platforms have been grilled by Shanghai’s internet regulator over failures to protect minors from harmful content, as part of a nationwide crackdown aimed at shielding young people from risks tied t... (more story)

Platforms defend Australia social media ban compliance as regulator seeks more powers August 14, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Meta Platforms, Google, Snap and TikTok on Friday defended their efforts to comply with Australia’s under-16 social-media ban at a Senate inquiry into amendments that would strengthen eSafety’s information-gat... (more story)

Telegram lawsuit held up by Australian regulator's difficulties serving platform August 14, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s online-safety regulator has until Sept. 4. to seek permission to serve enforcement proceedings against instant-messaging platform Telegram Messenger by alternative means ,amid the regulator's effor... (more story)

Bejar can testify in Meta trial, US judge says, as claims may reach $200bn August 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

A federal judge in California gave a green light for Arturo Bejar, a former Meta Platforms engineering director turned child safety advocate, to testify in the high-stakes trial on child privacy and addictive ... (more story)

Google ordered to modify US Play Store search experience for rival app stores August 13, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A US judge ordered Google on Thursday to change a portion of the way Google Play handles searches for third-party app stores as he oversees the implementation of a remedy aimed at restoring competition in Andr... (more story)

Meta executive defends internal documents on child safety at Tennessee trial August 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta’s safety teams were well-funded, and internal documents requesting more resources were for internal advocacy and not a matter for the public, an executive said Thursday while testifying in Tennessee.

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Discord, Roblox face more lawsuits in US social media litigation August 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan and Mike Swift

Discord and Roblox, two lesser-known defendants in the sprawling nationwide litigation over social media safety for children and teenagers, are facing a growing number of lawsuits as Meta Platforms, Snap, TikT... (more story)

UK streaming giants set to face familiar rules, but unfamiliar Ofcom, public scrutiny August 14, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ are preparing for UK broadcast-style content and accessibility rules that could require catalog reviews and new compliance systems, even though the impact should be limi... (more story)

EU platform user-counting rules create legal uncertainty beyond Big Tech August 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

The EU’s method for counting platform users is creating legal uncertainty beyond current fee disputes involving Big Tech companies such as Meta and TikTok. For smaller and hybrid services, the lack of a clear ... (more story)

Platforms set to see EU’s full child-safety rulebook take shape by year-end August 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

In the coming months, social media companies and other online services are likely to get a clearer picture of the EU’s broader regulatory framework for child safety. A new European Commission proposal is expec... (more story)

TikTok employees were candid internally about platform harms, US court documents show August 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Years before TikTok was sued on addictive design claims, employees voiced worries about the many children under age 13 on the platform, and whether the company could be liable for inappropriate conduct, accord... (more story)

Could a US-style backlash against data centers threaten the EU’s AI plans? August 10, 2026 | Masha Borak

The EU's plan for a €30 billion tender to build AI gigafactories — large-scale computing facilities designed to provide the huge processing power to train and deploy advanced AI models — amid a severe heatwave... (more story)

US social media orders on Meta, Google, TikTok augur trouble for 'attention economy' August 07, 2026 | Mike Swift

Two separate court rulings, one by a federal judge in California and one by a state court judge in New Mexico, could mean trouble ahead for the "attention economy." The federal judge found recommendation algor... (more story)

WhatsApp age-check pilot puts India's child-privacy rules to the test August 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requir... (more story)