Broad range of tech companies to face EU safety-by-design rules
September 17, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
A broad range of technology companies, from social-media and video-sharing platforms to online games, app stores and AI chatbot providers, would fall within the EU’s new approach to protecting children online,... (more story)
China regulator highlights AI, data-transfer violations in enforcement cases
September 17, 2026
| MLex Staff
China’s internet regulator has stepped up enforcement against emerging technology risks while continuing to penalize companies for basic cybersecurity and data-security lapses, underscoring its dual focus on n... (more story)
Hong Kong to create AI commissioner, target deepfakes in regulatory push
September 17, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong plans to appoint its first commissioner for artificial intelligence and pursue new legislation targeting deepfakes and AI-generated fraud, as the city seeks to balance its ambitions as a global innov... (more story)
Apple, DOJ, MDL plaintiffs put on notice by US judge over frustrating discovery delays
September 17, 2026
| Khushita Vasant, Clayton Vickers and Chris May
Apple and the US Department of Justice were admonished for late-breaking discovery disputes in a federal smartphone monopolization lawsuit, with a US judge saying parties have "been fooling around" and will no... (more story)
US FTC's former lead litigator in Meta monopoly suit owns trial loss
September 17, 2026
| Chris May
The US Federal Trade Commission failed to convince a District of Columbia federal judge that he should disregard economic evidence put forward by Meta Platforms to rebut claims it abused monopoly power over th... (more story)
States sought Live Nation breakup as behavioral fixes had no bite, NY economist says
September 16, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
State antitrust enforcers choose to impose behavioral remedies over corporate breakups in monopolization cases if they view those remedies as having a "bite" to them, but in the case of Live Nation, behavioral... (more story)
AI ‘supercharging’ online harms, UK watchdog tells lawmakers probing legal gaps
September 16, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
AI is “supercharging” online harms even as the UK’s Online Safety Act begins to have a significant impact, the watchdog Ofcom's online safety director told a committee of lawmakers. Parliament's Communications... (more story)
Meta liable for financial scam ads on Facebook, Instagram, Frankfurt court says
September 16, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Meta is liable for fake advertisements and profiles on Facebook and Instagram and cannot invoke the Digital Services Act’s hosting liability exemption because its algorithms gave it control over the distributi... (more story)