Tech companies to face more Irish probes as minors' safety comes into focus
July 01, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Tech companies can expect more investigations from Ireland’s media regulator under the EU’s Digital Services Act in the next six months — even as existing probes are already facing procedural court challenges.... (more story)
Slaughter ruling, Ferguson move narrow US FTC, DOJ merger differences
June 30, 2026
| Flavia Fortes
The US Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter is likely to be remembered for transforming the Federal Trade Commission's independence. But it also underscores a quieter shift in US merger enforcement: ... (more story)
Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court
June 30, 2026
| Jean Comte
Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)
FTC chair leads with singular authority as he steers agency in new directions
June 22, 2026
| Khushita Vasant and Mike Swift
Andrew Ferguson doesn’t lack for confidence. The second person in a row under the age of 40 appointed to lead the US Federal Trade Commission, Ferguson is a fast-talking, sharp-minded conservative who brings a... (more story)
US FTC chairman may revamp 20-year antitrust, consumer protection orders
June 22, 2026
| Mike Swift and Khushita Vasant
The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, has ordered the agency's antitrust and consumer protection staff to scrutinize whether a 1995 FTC policy that settlement orders sunset only aft... (more story)
Telegram ruling may redefine limits of India's internet-blocking powers
June 22, 2026
| Freny Patel
A court ruling upholding the temporary ban on Telegram may redefine India's internet-blocking regime by expanding Section 69A of the Information Technology Act from content removal to platform-wide bans. This ... (more story)
Research shows websites can infer user activity, even in private browsing
June 19, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Websites already have plenty of ways to track visitors. Now security researchers have unearthed another: inferring what sites and apps users open by measuring tiny delays in their computer’s storage drive, wit... (more story)
UK social media ban piles pressure on Ofcom as risk of US pushback looms large
June 17, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK's planned social media ban for under-16s puts online safety regulator Ofcom at the center of both a complex enforcement effort and growing trans-Atlantic tensions. It is focused on technical challenges ... (more story)