UK essential-services providers could be banned from using or installing tech products considered a national security risk under amendments proposed by the government to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.... (more story)

TikTok faces two hearings later this year relating to Portuguese collective actions claiming up to €1.12 billion for allegedly allowing children to sign up for an account without parental consent and failing t... (more story)

Meta Platforms, TikTok and Snap could face fines of up to 10 percent of their global revenue under New Zealand legislation that would ban under-16s from social media. The bill would require high-risk platforms... (more story)

Meta Platforms executives told jurors Monday that the company responded to concerns about teens' problematic Instagram use by adding parental controls, time-management tools and other safety features, while re... (more story)

Major tech companies should help combat the significant increase in investment fraud by taking a more proactive approach to tackling illegal content across their platforms, a senior official at the UK's Financ... (more story)

Under a new five-year plan, China will push companies primarily engaged in informatization and cybersecurity to develop advanced AI chips, improve foundation models and pursue frontier technologies such as AI ... (more story)

A California appeals court questioned whether social media companies can be forced to cover school districts' costs of dealing with student mental-health problems, classroom disruptions and other fallout tied to platform use.

EU lawmakers want the proposed Digital Omnibus to advance Europe's technological sovereignty by reducing reliance on non-EU AI and data-processing providers. Amendments they have lodged broaden a package origi... (more story)