US DOJ's Stanley Woodward to assume charge of Antitrust Division
June 15, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Stanley Woodward, associate attorney general at the US Department of Justice, has been put in charge of running the agency's Antitrust Division, MLex has learned.
UK plan for under-16s social media ban sees major groundwork for Ofcom
June 15, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
UK plans for an under-16s ban on social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X will involve the online safety regulator conducting a "rapid study" of the technology need... (more story)
UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s
June 15, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK is set to announce Monday new online safety measures that could include a ban on social media use by under-16s, following a consultation that drew more than 116,000 responses. Ahead of the announcement,... (more story)
FTX founder Bankman-Fried loses appeal in US crypto fraud case
June 12, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
A US appeals court rejected FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried’s appeal against his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing billions of customer deposits and investor funds provided to his coll... (more story)
Nanjing appeal court holds China AI provider liable for hallucinated defamation
June 12, 2026
| MLex Staff
A decision by the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court offers one of the clearest judicial signals yet that Chinese courts intend to hold AI providers accountable for harmful content they generate, while stoppi... (more story)
Australian government advancing plans for 'digital duty of care' legislation
June 11, 2026
| Sean Maguire
The Australian government is developing "a digital duty of care" that will require online platforms to proactively identify and reduce risks of harm, particularly to children, through ongoing risk assessments,... (more story)
US DOJ acting antitrust chief Assefi to depart agency June 29
June 10, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Omeed Assefi, the acting antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, will depart the agency at the end of June in another high-profile departure from the Antitrust Division during the second Trump adminis... (more story)
EU telecom bill should mandate network-fee mediation, draft opinion says
June 10, 2026
| Matthew Newman
US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are responsible for large data traffic on European telecom networks should face “mandatory conciliation” in disputes over network fees, accordi... (more story)