Texas’ win on a partial motion for summary judgment against TikTok this week has set the state – and others suing TikTok over alleged misrepresentations – up for success in forthcoming cases, as the Chinese-ba... (more story)

Discovery conduct in high-profile Big Tech litigation, from privilege claims to evidence-preservation failures, is continuing to cause headaches for defense lawyers. Recent US court decisions, including one fr... (more story)

A blanket social-media ban wouldn’t solve the EU’s child-safety challenges, Jörg Fegert, one of two experts who drafted the EU expert panel’s July report on child safety online, told MLex days before a new EU ... (more story)

Technology groups warn that the EU’s proposed Public Procurement Act could limit opportunities for non-EU companies by allowing authorities to favor European suppliers on security and sovereignty grounds. The ... (more story)

Google escaped a corporate split of its online advertising business this week but couldn't avert court-imposed behavioral remedies that will likely inject competition into the adtech markets faster than any at... (more story)

From Seoul to Singapore and London to Brussels, Meta Platforms’ landmark settlement with 51 US jurisdictions in August has reverberated globally, prompting calls for similar child-protection requirements elsew... (more story)

Google persuaded a US judge not to break up its adtech business, putting the European Commission in an awkward position of deciding whether to settle for the same solution or push for an asset sale and risk a ... (more story)

California’s child online-safety push is entering a more mature phase, as lawmakers use lessons from years of litigation and earlier legislation to tighten age-assurance rules, revive privacy protections, regu... (more story)