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US FTC staff offered another round of deferred resignations, buyouts April 25, 2025 | Chris May

US Federal Trade Commission employees have been offered three potential ways to cut short their employment at the nation’s competition and consumer protection watchdog, according to agency memoranda seen by MLex.

Suicide forum withdraws from UK due to online safety law, tech minister says April 25, 2025 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

A suicide discussion forum has made its site unavailable to UK users and another site is under investigation for potential violation of the Online Safety Act, the UK technology minister said. Ofcom's Peter Kyl... (more story)

Yahoo could bid for Google Chrome if US court orders divestiture, executive says April 25, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Yahoo would make a bid for Chrome if a US federal judge ordered Google to divest the asset, a top executive said today, estimating the browser’s market value to be in the “tens of billions of dollars.”

Age-check tools shouldn't collect reams of minors' data, Irish watchdog says April 24, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Age verification technologies can help companies ensure that minors stay off their platforms, but these tools shouldn’t collect vast amounts of children’s data to verify their ages, a commissioner at Ireland’s... (more story)

Trump, Ferguson say Humphrey’s Executor inapplicable to fired US FTC members April 24, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

President Trump and US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson told a federal judge that governing precedent under the landmark Humphrey’s Executor case is both good law and inapplicable to the firin... (more story)

Tech platforms get July deadline to comply with UK children's protection codes April 24, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media, search, gaming platforms and other online services today received the final version of the UK online safety watchdog's codes of practice on child protection and a slew of guidance material to inf... (more story)

Fired FTC commissioners prepared to go to US Supreme Court April 23, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Former US Federal Trade Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are prepared to go to the US Supreme Court over their jobs, as they are committed to fighting the lawless behavior that has seemingly t... (more story)

Mobile app companies to face French privacy watchdog enforcement, CNIL official says April 23, 2025 | Matthew Newman

France’s privacy watchdog plans to begin enforcing data protection rules against mobile apps in the coming months as it ensures that companies comply with cookie consent regulations for targeted advertising, a... (more story)

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How do UK plans to upgrade cybersecurity rules measure up to EU's NIS2? (update*) April 24, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK companies this week finally received an outline of proposed cybersecurity reforms expected later this year. The UK aims to align its cybersecurity framework with the EU's NIS2 directive through the forthcom... (more story)

US FTC privacy regime to focus on tech competition, protecting children, Holyoak says April 23, 2025 | Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

In a policy speech that signaled the US Federal Trade Commission’s return to “not stretching our legal authorities,” Commissioner Melissa Holyoak unveiled the Republican majority’s data privacy vision to bolst... (more story)

States may argue for issue preclusion in US adtech case against Google in Texas April 18, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Mike Swift

The US Department of Justice’s triumph against Google in a case challenging the tech giant’s practices in digital advertising markets opens up a question over whether states suing the company in Texas will nee... (more story)

In evolving EU tech rules to protect children, uncertainties still abound April 18, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

How social media and entertainment platforms should protect children and enforce age controls for under-18s is a question causing a headache for EU regulators. Rules for adult sites are clear, but the European... (more story)

Japan's order against Google prioritized timely action over monopolization charge April 18, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japanese antitrust experts have commended the Japan Fair Trade Commission's issuance of a cease-and-desist order against Google, addressing the company's default setting arrangements for search apps. It marks ... (more story)

Meta whistleblower stresses long-term UK online safety risks from US trade talks April 17, 2025 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

Speculation is rife that the UK’s online safety law is a pawn in ongoing trade negotiations with the Trump administration in the US, which sees it as as a censorship tool. But a former Meta employee told MLex ... (more story)

Simplifying telecom rules doesn’t mean deregulation, Berec chair says April 16, 2025 | Matthew Newman

The European Commission shouldn’t deregulate the EU’s telecom markets for the sake of simplification, the head of the body representing EU telecom regulators told MLex in a recent interview. Orange, Vodafone, ... (more story)

Missouri's rulemaking to age-gate internet access has First Amendment implications April 15, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is likening his use of rulemaking power to limit children’s access to online adult content to barring the purchase of age-restricted materials like tobacco. But laws att... (more story)