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Colorado social media warning label law violates First Amendment, NetChoice says August 14, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The tech trade association NetChoice is seeking to stop the State of Colorado from requiring that a warning label be applied to social media sites for users under age 18.

Media Matters likely has First Amendment claim in lawsuit to stop FTC CID, US judge says August 13, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

A federal judge in Washington, DC, appeared poised to agree that Media Matters has First Amendment claims to halt the US Federal Trade Commission’s probe into the company’s potential role in antitrust violations.

UK Online Safety Act faces renewed US criticism in human rights report (update**) August 13, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s Online Safety Act risks undermining free expression and privacy, the US Department of State has said in its latest annual human rights review, citing regulator Ofcom’s authority to compel US platforms... (more story)

Amex’s anti-steering rules inflate prices, plaintiffs argue in US antitrust trial August 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Khushita Vasant

American Express’s requirements for merchants that accept its credit cards raise prices for consumers and block competition for merchants, class action plaintiffs argued in their opening statement at a civil a... (more story)

Amazon loses 'dark patterns' expert in approaching trial against US FTC August 12, 2025 | Mike Swift

A federal judge in Seattle disqualified Amazon expert Craig Rosenberg from testifying in its upcoming trial against the US Federal Trade Commission. US District Judge John Chun ruled Rosenberg's opinions on “d... (more story)

Algorithmic pricing probes to increase as use grows, US DOJ’s Slater says August 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Investigations into potential collusion by way of pricing algorithms can be expected to ramp up as deployment of the technology becomes more prevalent across the US economy, Gail Slater, chief of the US Depart... (more story)

Nvidia, AMD to give US 15 percent of chip sales in China August 11, 2025 | Bradley Dress

Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices will both pay the US government 15 percent of their advanced semiconductor chip sales in China, according to a US official.

UK companies face growing cyber risks ahead of legislative changes, reports show August 11, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK companies in various sectors, including finance, energy, telecoms, health, space and digital services, are facing new cyber risks driven by emerging technologies, four research reports commissioned by the U... (more story)

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Meta-US FTC antitrust trial grapples with slippery economics on product quality August 14, 2025 | Chris May

Meta Platforms’ bid to stave off a break-up attempt from the US Federal Trade Commission in high-profile antitrust litigation over social media highlights a paradox that challenges economists' fundamental assu... (more story)

Google Play Store antitrust saga continues in US after Ninth Circuit ruling August 14, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Google said it is willing to take its antitrust dispute with Epic Games all the way to the Supreme Court after a three-judge panel two weeks ago unanimously affirmed a permanent injunction requiring significan... (more story)

EU’s X investigation under DSA delayed by procedures, not politics August 12, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Amid tense EU-US talks over trade tariffs, the European Commission has become sensitive about how it communicates enforcement of its digital rules — the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. A gene... (more story)

New bill aims to tax Big Tech, pay citizens for use of personal data in Brazil August 11, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

A bill put forward by a Brazilian congressman seeks to tax Big Tech companies for exploiting Brazilians' personal data. Guilherme Boulos, a left-wing federal deputy, suggests that tech firms pay an amount of 7... (more story)

Japan moves forward with mobile regulation to rein in Google, Apple August 08, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japanese competition agency is preparing to regulate Apple and Google — as dominant mobile-operating system operators — by finalizing implementation rules for a smartphone-software competition law, set to ... (more story)

US release of H20 chips sparks backlash amid China’s AI growth August 06, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration’s release of advanced chips known as H20s to China has sparked a major backlash from critics who warn the move will only empower Chinese advancement in the race for artificial intelligence. 

Bailey’s bet on tokenization over stablecoins divides the UK financial sector August 06, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

A division is emerging in the UK financial services industry over the future of digital money, after Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey again poured cold water on the idea that stablecoins might offer a vi... (more story)

Roblox dependence on youth users triggers regulatory risk, but lucrative audience August 06, 2025 | Mike Swift

Roblox, which recently surpassed $1 billion in quarterly revenue and 100 million daily users — with 40 percent of those users under age 13 — faces complex regulatory risks worldwide. Roblox’s combination of a ... (more story)