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Platforms told to introduce age checks in UK as enforcement powers start today July 25, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms must enforce age checks from today to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act, regulator Ofcom said as it gains powers to enforce its children's protection codes. More than 1,000 services have ... (more story)

Chinese cities gear up for expanded personal-data protection enforcement July 25, 2025 | MLex Staff

Authorities in Beijing, China’s capital city, are set to intensify efforts to curb the unauthorized collection and use of personal data through a new series of initiatives. Meanwhile, officials in Shanghai are... (more story)

Canada leniency applications on rise as enforcers take ‘knock and talk’ route July 24, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

Leniency applications for domestic and international cartels in Canada are increasing as enforcers take proactive actions such as "knock and talks" with market participants over enforcer concerns and conductin... (more story)

Wikipedia risks toughest UK online safety rules as ‘line had to be drawn,’ court hears July 23, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Wikipedia might need to comply with the strictest duties of the Online Safety Act, the UK government admitted in a London court today, noting that the categorization rules are based on platforms' functionaliti... (more story)

Online services get up to 12 months to apply age verification, EU guidelines say July 23, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Online platforms under the high-risk category of the guidelines on minor protection get a grace period of up to 12 months in which to implement strict age verification. Instead, they can put age-estimation mec... (more story)

Japan mulls Internet blocking for online casinos amid stricter anti-gambling law July 23, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Amid growing concerns over rising gambling addiction attributed to online casinos — which are illegal in Japan — the Japanese parliament recently approved an amendment to the law on countermeasures against gam... (more story)

Google’s adtech-probe submissions to EU bear on defenses in US suit, DOJ says July 22, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Google should be compelled to produce statements it made to the European Commission analyzing the cost, burden, or difficulty of any remedies imposed on it because they affect the credibility of its defenses t... (more story)

Product-liability claims against TikTok, Google over harmful videos probed by US judge July 22, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A US judge cast doubt on attempts to hold TikTok and Google liable for failing to remove harmful videos under a product-liability and false-misrepresentation theory, suggesting the claims are still barred by S... (more story)

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Wikipedia founder ‘confident’ UK safety law concerns will be resolved July 25, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Wikipedia is confident a solution will be found to prevent UK online safety rules from disrupting its services in Britain, founder Jimmy Wales told MLex. As the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge to the UK... (more story)

Brazil’s crackdown on US Big Tech fuels Trump’s tariff threat July 21, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Punitive tariffs on Brazilian goods proposed by US President Donald Trump stem, in part, from Brazil's tough stance on civil liability for third-party content on social media platforms, and Brazilian President... (more story)

Age verification requirements see renewed interest after US Supreme Court ruling July 17, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

A recent US Supreme Court decision allowing states to implement laws requiring age verification to access online pornography is spilling into discussions about social media regulations.

Platforms told to expect further UK online safety proposals; US scrutiny intensifies July 15, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms have been told to expect more UK regulation to protect children online, with a focus on addictive design and healthier online habits. But it remains to be seen whether the British government i... (more story)

Cordeiro exits Brazil competition agency with legacy of controversy, acclaim July 11, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, the first in Brazil to hold the three most notable positions in the country's competition authority — councilor, superintendent and president — is departing as president of the Admin... (more story)

For digital laws, EU’s simplification drive suffers underlying tensions July 11, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The EU’s push for simplification of its laws has come up against a range of underlying tensions in the digital arena, including political ambition, bureaucratic inertia and industry pressure to roll back years... (more story)

Platforms face UK push for researcher data access, but US tensions could intrude July 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media and search services could face new UK duties to share data with researchers, under proposals published by regulator Ofcom as part of its Online Safety Act implementation. But industry resistance, ... (more story)

Quarles' FSB appointment elicits criticism for hands-off regulatory approach July 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

The Financial Stability Board’s appointment of Randal Quarles to review the status of post-2008 reforms has raised the hackles of a senior US Senate Democrat who said it could be “putting the international fin... (more story)