EU tech head pitches digital sovereignty as allied interdependence, not US break
June 24, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
EU tech chief Roberto Viola cast Europe’s tech sovereignty push as a bid for trusted cooperation with the US, not a break from American technology. But he warned that US limits on access to frontier AI models ... (more story)
Stronger scrutiny for AI firms, pro-antitrust judges needed, US senator says
June 24, 2026
| Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers
US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for stronger scrutiny of AI companies while asking Congress to sharpen antitrust enforcers' tools and to stack the federal bench with judges "who actually understan... (more story)
UK Ofcom threatens to tell govt if media literacy guidance doesn't yield progress
June 24, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo and Anna Lauwereys
The UK's media regulator has threatened to raise it with the government if its media literacy recommendations for online platforms, broadcasters and streaming services don't get companies to do more to promote... (more story)
EU digital gatekeeper law not properly enforced, lead EU lawmaker says
June 24, 2026
| Jean Comte
The EU law to rein in the market power of Big Tech is not properly enforced, as the European Commission has still not taken any final decision in its two-year long probe into Google, Andreas Schwab told an EU ... (more story)
German experts float 13 minimum for social media, stop short of ban call
June 24, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
German experts stopped short of recommending a blanket social-media ban, instead floating a minimum age of 13 or risk-based limits on features such as algorithmic feeds. The report, presented on Wednesday, urg... (more story)
Meta’s UK online safety fee challenge set for October; interventions accepted
June 24, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Meta’s legal challenge to the UK online safety regulator over how it calculates companies’ revenue for fees and fines under the Online Safety Act will proceed to a substantive hearing in October, after all int... (more story)
Philippines sharpens scrutiny of social media, platforms after school shooting
June 24, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
The Philippines is stepping up scrutiny of social media and online platforms after the fatal Tacloban school shooting, as authorities investigate whether digital content influenced the teenage suspects. Presid... (more story)
YouTube settles Calif. social media addiction allegations ahead of second trial
June 24, 2026
| Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo
Google has settled allegations that YouTube contributed to the mental health decline of a teenage boy ahead of a trial scheduled to start next month in a state court in Los Angeles, the plaintiff’s lawyers said.