Social media companies paid school district $27 million to settle US addiction claims
May 30, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan
A small Kentucky school district will receive approximately $27 million from Meta Platforms, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to settle US claims that their addictive products fueled a student mental health crisis, ac... (more story)
US states ask appeals court to reverse judgment, remand FTC’s Meta monopoly suit
May 29, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia asked a US appeals court to reverse a lower court's order in the Federal Trade Commission's monopoly suit against Meta Platforms, saying the court erred in requ... (more story)
Private companies can become ‘trusted flaggers,’ EU digital law draft guidance says
May 29, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Private companies, including IP right holders, could obtain “trusted flagger” status according to draft European Commission guidance issued under the Digital Services Act, potentially broadening access to one ... (more story)
Mobile telecom industry urges unlimited-duration licenses in EU rules revamp
May 29, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The mobile telecom industry said Friday that the Digital Networks Act’s move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules would help boost investment and the bloc’s global competitiveness.
EU's proposed telecom rule revamp should include network fee debate, lawmaker says
May 29, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The debate over whether US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are responsible for large data traffic on European telecom networks should contribute to their upgrade should be part o... (more story)
US states advance legislation targeting social media harms amid industry opposition
May 28, 2026
| Xu Yuan
More US states have passed legislation aimed at establishing a framework for social media to prevent harms such as addiction to children and teenagers, despite continuing opposition from the industry and court... (more story)
Deutsche Telekom, Colt seek changes to 'access' rules in draft EU telecom bill
May 28, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Telecom operators such as Deutsche Telekom want national regulators to target regional or local market “bottlenecks” that harm competition, rather than focusing only on national markets. Colt Technology said t... (more story)
Temu fined €200m under EU Digital Services Act, in only the second sanction (update*)
May 28, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Temu has been fined €200 million under the EU’s Digital Services Act for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold on its marketplace, marking only the second non-compliance dec... (more story)