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Meta says youth-related legal costs drove 68% expense growth; more trials loom October 22, 2026 | Mike Swift

Legal costs were again a key element of the 68 percent jump in expenses Meta Platforms recorded in the third quarter of 2026, it said Wednesday. The social media giant recorded a $9.9 billion expense as part o... (more story)

Amazon, Google, Meta may face binding EU decisions on network fee disputes October 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft could be required to negotiate network interconnection terms with European telecom operators and face binding regulatory decisions if talks fail under proposals by the Europe... (more story)

Clearview AI appeal risks UK–EU gap in privacy protections, court hears October 21, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Allowing Clearview AI’s appeal over the UK privacy regulator's power to fine it would leave people in the UK with less privacy protection than those in the EU, a London court heard on Wednesday. Advocacy group... (more story)

Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Orange face proposed cuts to EU wholesale roaming caps October 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Group, Orange and Telefónica could face lower caps on wholesale data roaming charges under proposals by the European Parliament’s lead telecom lawmaker. Michał Kobosko’s draft report... (more story)

Booking.com under in-depth EU probe over fraud safeguards, paid search results October 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Booking.com is under an in-depth EU probe over whether it violated online platform rules by failing to tackle fraudulent and unauthorized accommodation listings, failing to protect users from phishing scams th... (more story)

South Korean privacy chief backs penalties for evidence destruction, tampering October 21, 2026 | Jenny Lee

South Korea's privacy chief has backed legislation to punish companies that destroy or conceal evidence before a formal investigation begins, acknowledging that a gap in the law leaves the regulator unable to ... (more story)

Google never harmed competitive process in US DOJ search case, court told October 20, 2026 | Chris May

Google prevailed in markets for search and search advertising “fair and square,” the company said while asking a US appeals court to overturn the landmark antitrust victory achieved by a US Department of Justi... (more story)

UK regulator weighed urgent court action over Grok deepfakes; bar was too high October 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse

The UK online regulator considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated using X's chatbot Grok, but the legal threshold prevented immediate intervention, the CEO of Ofcom told l... (more story)

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France’s press copyright overhaul could shift platform payment disputes October 21, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

France is passing a new law to give communications regulator Arcom powers to settle neighboring-rights payment disputes between news publishers and online services. This would offer an alternative to competit... (more story)

Schools, tech giants clash over evidence in first US bellwether education trial October 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

With a first bellwether trial over how social media design affected US schools just over three months away, two school districts in Arizona and South Carolina are trying to exclude evidence of racial conflict,... (more story)

UK online safety regime's future may turn on watchdog's current court battles October 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

A raft of legal challenges from Meta Platforms, TikTok, X and other digital companies to UK regulator Ofcom’s information demands, revenue rules and service categorization is threatening to reshape the country... (more story)

Meta's pugilistic trial strategy proved costly in recent US litigation October 13, 2026 | Mike Swift

Mark Zuckerberg's stated reluctance to settle lawsuits before US jury trials over privacy and addictive design in recent years has exposed Meta Platforms to potentially more than $50 billion in verdicts, penal... (more story)

Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues October 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Roblox over potential child safety concerns that the Silicon Valley gaming company, hugely popular with children and teens, allowed its platform to be designed ... (more story)

Austrian social media curbs test EU tolerance for patchwork of national laws October 08, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media and other online platforms will soon get an early indication of whether EU countries can continue to adopt a patchwork of differing age restrictions and child safety measures in advance of the EU-... (more story)

NYC mayor proposes private right of action for unfair business conduct October 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New York City residents and organizations may soon have expanded authority to sue for unfair business practices — which has been particularly successful against tech companies this year — under a proposal spea... (more story)

Huawei, telecom operators may see EU legal clarity on national security bans October 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Huawei Technologies and other telecom equipment providers could get clearer legal guidance in the coming months on the limits of national security restrictions, as courts consider two legal challenges to those... (more story)