The EU’s method for counting platform users is creating legal uncertainty beyond current fee disputes involving Big Tech companies such as Meta and TikTok. For smaller and hybrid services, the lack of a clear ... (more story)

In the coming months, social media companies and other online services are likely to get a clearer picture of the EU’s broader regulatory framework for child safety. A new European Commission proposal is expec... (more story)

Years before TikTok was sued on addictive design claims, employees voiced worries about the many children under age 13 on the platform, and whether the company could be liable for inappropriate conduct, accord... (more story)

The EU's plan for a €30 billion tender to build AI gigafactories — large-scale computing facilities designed to provide the huge processing power to train and deploy advanced AI models — amid a severe heatwave... (more story)

Two separate court rulings, one by a federal judge in California and one by a state court judge in New Mexico, could mean trouble ahead for the "attention economy." The federal judge found recommendation algor... (more story)

WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requir... (more story)

Meta Platforms’ entanglement with French investigators last month shows the antitrust pitfalls for dominant companies in supplying data to partners on the other side of the negotiating table. Meta’s tactic of ... (more story)

The app store ecosystems of Google and Apple have been under siege for years as regulators, legislators and litigators across the globe seek more competition among major digital platforms. While that pressure ... (more story)