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US FTC drops defense of noncompete rule; Slaughter dissents September 06, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission today moved to dismiss its appeals of two lower court rulings that prevented it from enforcing a rule issued during the Biden administration that would have banned noncompetes nationwide.

As US FTC-Amazon 'dark patterns' trial looms, contours of lengthy court battle emerge September 05, 2025 | Mike Swift

With a one-month trial over Amazon’s alleged use of deceptive “dark patterns” design and other strategies to lock millions of consumers into their Prime subscriptions now just over two weeks away, the US Feder... (more story)

Brazil digital markets bill submission reliant on political timing, official says September 05, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has prepared a digital markets bill, set to be voted on by Congress, that would give the national competition authority additional powers over a "group of five to 10" companies, in... (more story)

‘Reality check’ discussions for digital amendments arranged by EU Commission September 04, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi and Júlia Tar

The European Commission will hold five “reality check” discussions, starting in mid-September — on AI, cyber, data, privacy and digital identity — to prepare a “digital omnibus” package with targeted amendment... (more story)

‘Effective control’ concept for cloud sovereignty eyed by EU Commission September 04, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission has delayed its Cloud and AI Development Act to March 2026 at the earliest, as it weighs how to advance cloud sovereignty. EU policymakers are considering an “effective European control... (more story)

US House Judiciary hearing on censorship draws global response September 03, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Republicans and Democrats drew global scrutiny through their divisions over what constitutes censorship in a highly politicized US House Judiciary Committee hearing focused on how foreign regulations impact Am... (more story)

Livestreams such as OnlyFans need tougher safety oversight, UK lawmaker urges (update*) September 03, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK online platform OnlyFans was singled out in a parliamentary debate for tougher online safety duties that saw calls for more oversight of pornographic livestreams and paywalled content. Lawmaker Joani Reid c... (more story)

Piergiovanni to advise EU Commission’s Von der Leyen on antitrust, tech September 03, 2025 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Michele Piergiovanni has been tapped to join the cabinet of European Commission president to work on competition and tech policy. He previously served as a senior adviser to former competition commissioner Mar... (more story)

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Big Tech bets on AI narratives to stave off US break-ups begin paying dividend September 06, 2025 | Chris May

Google recently dodged corporate dismemberment in US federal court, in part, thanks to one District of Columbia federal judge’s “hope” that AI industry innovation will prevent the need for what he described as... (more story)

Google faces trans-Atlantic remedy reckoning September 05, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Paying a 2.95 billion euro bill is the least of Google’s problems. Managing demands from the world’s two foremost antitrust regulators that it sell off a slice of its lucrative adtech business is the real chal... (more story)

US judge bets AI arms race will displace Google search monopoly, as questions remain September 05, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

US District Judge Amit Mehta's ruling in the government's Internet search monopolization lawsuit against Google banks on hope that an "arms race" among artificial intelligence companies will disrupt the tech g... (more story)

Age verification may be possible, but Australia's social-media ban faces challenges September 02, 2025 | James Panichi and Saloni Sinha

A trial of age-verification technologies has given the Australian government the confidence boost it needs ahead of the introduction of a world-first social-media ban for under-16s. The tech companies providin... (more story)

Can oversight of EU media-merger plurality test ensure it’s applied predictably? September 01, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Media mergers in the EU are now exposed to a media plurality test that goes beyond competition law to assess influence on public opinion, editorial independence and financial sustainability. The European Commi... (more story)

VPN 'loophole' prompts privacy battle in UK's Online Safety Act implementation August 29, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The use of virtual private networks is an emerging battleground over child protection and implementation of the UK's Online Safety Act. Use of VPNs have soared since age verification rules came into force last... (more story)

UK's new online porn age-check rules raise question of enforcement priorities August 28, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

With Pornhub and other large pornography platforms losing traffic in the UK a month after age-verification rules came into force, there are concerns that smaller, less-compliant rival sites could be gaining us... (more story)

New EU media merger test at risk of uneven national implementation August 25, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

The EU has introduced new rules to safeguard media freedom and independence, including a powerful media-plurality test. However, initial steps to implement the rules in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany ... (more story)