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At Meta remedies trial, New Mexico judge told of mental health issues tied to apps May 09, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

As the state of New Mexico's remedies bench trial against Meta Platforms completed its first week of testimony, Judge Bryan Biedscheid heard testimony from two expert witnesses for the state who said evidence ... (more story)

US DOJ Antitrust Division puts acting chiefs in civil, criminal front offices May 08, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has new acting heads for civil enforcement, litigation and criminal prosecution, MLex has learned. Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi informed staffe... (more story)

Meta concerned about timing in New Mexico case May 08, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms is concerned over how quickly it will have to mount a defense to prove it wasn’t a nuisance in New Mexico, and that it might have to redesign its platforms and pay $3.7 billion in abatement.

Agri Stats, US DOJ, states reach settlement in information-sharing case May 08, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Agri Stats agreed to stop exchanging competitively sensitive information under a proposed settlement with the US Department of Justice and six states, resolving antitrust allegations against the agricultural b... (more story)

Meta has ability to verify users' age, reduce CSAM, New Mexico judge hears May 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A New Mexico judge heard on Thursday that Meta Platforms should be able to verify users’ age and strengthen current protections to vastly reduce the amount of child sexual abuse material on its websites.

Live Nation settlement talks premature, US states focused on remedies, judge told May 07, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

US states are "entirely razor focused" on preparing for a remedies trial following a recent victory against Live Nation and Ticketmaster in a monopolization lawsuit, and there are no ongoing settlement talks, ... (more story)

IMF says Anthropic’s Mythos AI model poses cyber threats with financial stability risks May 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

Anthropic’s Mythos AI model enables cyber attacks with extreme financial stability ramifications when intruders’ capabilities exceed defenses, underscoring the need for a host of global counter-measures, an In... (more story)

Meta, YouTube ask California court to overturn social media addiction verdict May 07, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms and YouTube asked a California state court to overturn a $6 million jury verdict that said their social media apps harmed the plaintiff’s mental health, paving the way for the appellate court to hear the case.

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New Mexico AG Torrez brings prosecutor's aggressiveness to Meta litigation May 08, 2026 | Mike Swift

Not so long ago, Raúl Torrez was a New Mexico county prosecutor, focused on putting murderers and members of drug cartels behind bars. Now the state's attorney general, Torrez is arguably one of the most promi... (more story)

Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business May 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," pioneering law that would inspire the word, but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of gre... (more story)

Tech firms adapting before Brazil's new child safety rules start, official says May 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech platforms and retailers have started adjusting to Brazil’s new online child safety law months before enforcement of age checks across a wide range of online services is due to kick in, the director of dig... (more story)

Chegg, Penske lean on Yelp case in bid to keep Google antitrust lawsuits alive May 04, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Online learning company Chegg and news publisher Penske Media are seeking to ensure their antitrust lawsuits don’t suffer the same fate as other publishers’ claims against Google, pointing to Yelp’s case in Ca... (more story)

Ticket buyers resist Live Nation arbitration push amid US DOJ settlement fallout April 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Samuel Rubenfeld

Consumers who bought event tickets on secondary platforms are fighting to keep their antitrust claims against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster in New York federal court, resisting the company’s push ... (more story)

Doubts still linger over UK bill that sets social media curbs for children April 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK lawmakers have approved a bill that commits the government to impose “some form” of social media restrictions on under-16s, but leaves key details unresolved. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has c... (more story)

Scams should be priority in EU platform probes, Austrian digital regulator says (update*) April 28, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online scams should be a central focus of EU probes under the Digital Services Act, Susanne Lackner, the head of Austria’s Digital Services Coordinator, told MLex in an interview. She also said that while the ... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog faces questions over late disclosure of chief stepping away April 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's chief privacy regulator said on Saturday that he was stepping back amid an HR investigation, but it emerged almost immediately that John Edwards actually stepped back two months ago. Legal experts say... (more story)