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EU's draft plan for personal data definition sparks debate April 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The European Commission's proposal for a new definition of personal data in the EU’s digital simplification package has sparked debate between data protection regulators and the AdTech industry, with opposing ... (more story)

YouTube complies with child-protection rules in Indonesia after warning April 22, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Google’s video-sharing platform YouTube has formally pledged to comply with Indonesia's child-protection requirements, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced Wednesday, following a recent ... (more story)

EU proposal for browser-level consent sparks debate on tackling 'cookie fatigue' April 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman

EU regulators and companies are debating whether cookie consent rules should be changed so that users make choices at the browser level rather than being bombarded with consent banners and suffering from “cook... (more story)

2Apply rental platform contravened privacy laws, Australian watchdog says (update*) April 22, 2026 | Sean Maguire

2Apply, a rental technology platform operated by InspectRealEstate, has collected “excessive personal information” from millions of people in violation of Australian privacy laws, according to the privacy watc... (more story)

TikTok, Meta, Roblox defend children’s safety, screentime controls to UK lawmakers April 21, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

TikTok, Meta and Roblox defended their measures to limit children’s screentime before UK lawmakers on Tuesday, arguing further rules should apply across all online services and be evidence-based. The companies... (more story)

EU cloud law faces strong lobbying despite momentum, senior official says April 21, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

A planned EU Cloud and AI Development Act faces strong lobbying, including within the European Commission, despite growing political momentum for tech sovereignty, according to a senior commission official. Th... (more story)

Telegram urged to widen child sexual abuse content detection amid UK probe April 21, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Telegram has been urged to expand its use of tools to detect child sexual abuse material by a well-known UK online safety group after the country's online safety regulator opened an investigation into the plat... (more story)

Telegram ‘surprised’ by UK regulator’s investigation into CSAM April 21, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Messaging app Telegram has expressed surprise at a UK investigation into its handling of child sexual abuse material, and has rejected the regulator’s suspicions. The UK probe, announced today, follows evidenc... (more story)

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Brazil raced to write child online safety law, but implementation questions abound April 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Brazil’s child online safety law has entered force, but key questions on how and when it will be enforced remain open, and companies are seeking guidance on compliance. At a recent UK conference, regulators sa... (more story)

eBay subject to German information request as enforcement moves into practice April 21, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Germany’s Federal Network Agency is beginning to turn its new online platform powers into concrete cases, with a probe into eBay highlighting how enforcement is moving into practice. But the biggest impact wil... (more story)

Japan data protection overhaul may test PPC's authority to regulate April 21, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s proposed amendment to its personal-information protection law finally reached parliament in early April — a pivotal moment that tests the nation’s commitment to safeguarding privacy in the AI era. The ... (more story)

Media mergers in Belgium, France expose gaps in EU plurality rules April 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

A Belgian newspaper merger and LVMH’s takeover of a magazine in France are exposing enforcement gaps under the EU's new media law, as national authorities struggle to apply its plurality test. The situation is... (more story)

Cybersecurity risks arise as EU presents age-verification app April 17, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

The EU’s age-verification app, presented this week, has already sparked cybersecurity and data protection concerns, raising questions about whether it is “technically ready,” as European Commission President U... (more story)

European consumer protection chief brings digital regulation message to Silicon Valley April 16, 2026 | Mike Swift

Michael McGrath, the European Commission’s consumer protection chief, visited Silicon Valley this week with a message: The EU’s planned Digital Fairness Act, set to be proposed by the end of this year, is not ... (more story)

EU’s age-verification app raises questions over enforcement, policy direction April 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online platforms on Wednesday saw the European Commission positioning its age-verification app as a key tool to protect children online, but major questions remain. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sa... (more story)

EU’s China outreach needs common approach to platforms, lawmaker says April 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Oscar Pandiello

The EU’s effort to rebuild ties with China may be starting to work, French lawmaker Stéphanie Yon-Courtin said after taking part in the European Parliament’s first visit to the country in eight years. But any ... (more story)