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EU Commission weighs using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub July 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

The European Commission is considering creating its planned Critical Raw Materials Centre through ongoing amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, MLex has learned. Several member states, however, questio... (more story)

Trip.com stripped of illegal gains in China's landmark platform penalty July 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

Trip.com became the first online platform ordered to forfeit illegal gains in a Chinese antitrust case after the State Administration for Market Regulation found it had abused its dominance in the domestic onl... (more story)

Australian regulator says weak powers hinder social-media ban cases July 27, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia's online-safety regulator says it is unlikely to succeed in civil-penalty proceedings against social-media platforms over the country's under-16 social media ban because it cannot compel them to prod... (more story)

Apple, Google expand MSCA compliance as Japan tests dialogue-first model July 27, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japanese competition regulator on Monday published Apple's and Google's second compliance reports under the Mobile Software Competition Act, or smartphone law, highlighting additional measures by the two c... (more story)

Discord to roll out stronger, 'UK-style' safeguards in Texas under AG agreement July 24, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Discord has agreed to bring stronger age-assurance and teen-safety protections already used in the UK to Texas under an agreement reached as the state pursues consumer protection claims accusing the platform o... (more story)

Fifth Circuit revives parts of Texas youth online-safety law July 24, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

A federal appeals court blocked Texas from requiring social media companies to monitor and filter broad categories of harmful content for minors, finding the mandate preempted by Section 230 of the Communicati... (more story)

Tennessee court warns state, Meta to stick closely to evidence in openings July 24, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The state court overseeing Tennessee’s consumer protection lawsuit against Meta Platforms warned each party not to overrepresent the evidence they will present, and refrain from mentioning content when they pr... (more story)

Jury selected in Meta case brought by Tennessee over product designs July 24, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A jury of seven men and eight women will decide this summer whether Meta Platforms is liable for unfair and deceptive business practices affecting Tennessee residents, in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general.

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What will the UK tech ministry's abolition mean for policy and regulation? July 27, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

Shutting down the UK government's technology department is expected to slow policymaking and fragment coordination across AI, cybersecurity and online safety, even as AI policy moves closer to the center of go... (more story)

Google, Epic app store injunction split creates global competition experiment July 24, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

Google and Epic Games’ recent abandonment of their effort to modify an injunction before a California federal judge could create a natural experiment that will test two different systems for restoring competit... (more story)

South Korea's fake-news law puts platforms on notice despite limited impact July 24, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s revised Network Act may have little immediate operational impact on companies such as Google, Meta, Naver and Kakao, but it marks a significant step toward assigning online platforms greater resp... (more story)

US legal fight over social media addiction faces long road ahead July 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

In sprawling nationwide litigation over social media addiction, Meta Platforms, Snap, YouTube and TikTok are looking at years of fighting ahead as any resolution that may lead to palpable changes to the platfo... (more story)

Hurdles remain for Trump's prospective head of US DOJ's Antitrust Division July 22, 2026 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice, must clear procedural and institutional hurdles before he can implement any vision for the futur... (more story)

France’s social media ban for under-15s could accelerate EU legislation July 22, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Anna Lauwereys

France's ban on social media for users under age 15 could speed up EU legislation on protecting children online, after lawmakers watered down the measure to preserve the European Commission's powers under the ... (more story)

Suits filed against TikTok over addictive design span US, advance under radar July 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

With trials against Meta Platforms drawing the bulk of the attention among state challenges to the allegedly addictive design of social media platforms, litigation by states challenging the legality of TikTok'... (more story)

UK tech, AI and online safety regulation pose pressing questions for Burnham July 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

As Andy Burnham takes power in the UK, he faces immediate tech policy questions. Reports that he could fold the technology ministry into a larger business department have alarmed tech advocates, while question... (more story)