AI developers may see greater legal clarity on data use in EU simplification bill
June 19, 2026
| Matthew Newman
AI developers, researchers and companies that share large datasets could gain greater legal certainty over the use of pseudonymized data under the latest revised plans for simplifying the EU's digital rules. C... (more story)
Apple pushes back against Italy’s gatekeeper rules probe into iCloud
June 19, 2026
| Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari
Apple is contesting concerns raised by Italy’s competition authority over its compliance with the EU’s digital gatekeeper rules, after regulators opened a probe into whether iPhone and iPad features give prefe... (more story)
Telegram loses challenge to temporary India blocking order
June 19, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's temporary blocking of messaging platform Telegram has received judicial backing, with the Delhi High Court ruling on Friday that the restriction until June 22 was lawful, proportionate and necessary to... (more story)
Temporary Telegram block in India faces Delhi High Court challenge
June 19, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's decision to temporarily block messaging app Telegram to combat cheating concerns ahead of a national medical entrance examination has triggered a constitutional challenge. The Delhi High Court Judge he... (more story)
Challenge to Florida social media law heads to US trial
June 18, 2026
| Xu Yuan
The US tech industry’s challenge to a Florida law that imposes restrictions on social media platforms' content regulation practices is heading to trial, after a US federal judge found the law likely to be unconstitutional.
Meta seeks to shield Zuckerberg, Mosseri from testifying in more social media trials
June 18, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Meta Platforms urged a state court in Los Angeles to not require CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri to testify in upcoming trials involving allegations that Meta’s social media apps contribute... (more story)
Tech sector sees EU competition enforcer ring staff changes
June 18, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Tech companies seeking merger approval or facing antitrust probes will see their cases overseen by different officials after the European Commission rotated the heads of teams tasked with scrutinizing digital ... (more story)
Bosch settles US BIS export probe over Huawei sales, as DOJ declines to prosecute
June 17, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to resolve a US Commerce Department investigation into sales by two subsidiaries of high-tech sensors to a Chinese tech giant on a trade restrictions list, as prosecutors declined to b... (more story)