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Anthropic aims to intervene in Google search trial over US DOJ remedy proposal February 15, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Anthropic told a US federal court that a Department of Justice proposal for Google to divest its stake in any company that controls an artificial intelligence product would injure it and harm competition more broadly.

US FTC compiling list of probationary employees as government eyes cuts February 15, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has directed senior management to make a list of employees currently serving on probation as the government's Office of Personnel Management advocates for c... (more story)

US FTC chairman blasts ABA for 'radical left' views, 'capture' by Big Tech February 14, 2025 | Chris May

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson moved to sever links between the agency and the American Bar Association today, blasting the group’s “apparent capture” by Big Tech and its promotion of "ra... (more story)

TikTok is back on Apple, Google app stores February 14, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

Google and Apple have reinstated TikTok to their app stores, an action that published reports attributed to guidance from the US attorney general.  

EU could put cars, chemicals and more into a tariff deal with US, Demarty says February 14, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

Cars, chemicals, ceramics and textiles are examples of products that the EU could include in a deal with the US on "reciprocal" tariffs, Jean-Luc Demarty, a former head of the European Commission's trade depar... (more story)

UK needs ‘cool, clear thinking’ in face of US tariff threat, tech minister says February 14, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK government would "act appropriately in the best interests of Britain” in case new tariffs are imposed by the US in reaction to the UK’s digital tax, tech minister Peter Kyle said today. Kyle avoided dir... (more story)

Digital platforms with large footprint should face tougher rules: Australian report February 14, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Popular digital platforms or services that are used by more than 10 percent of Australians should be subjected to additional “mandatory” responsibilities to safeguard their users’ online safety, a report prepa... (more story)

DC judge questions TikTok algorithm as editorial choice in child addiction lawsuit February 14, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

TikTok’s algorithm – and if it is an editorial decision – came under significant scrutiny in a Washington DC courtroom during a lengthy motion to dismiss hearing. The company was in court trying to get the law... (more story)

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Ninth Circuit's Epic Games-Google remedy ruling could bear on US DOJ search case February 14, 2025 | Alex Wilts

How a US appeals court handles arguments over remedies in Epic Games’ case against Google could have implications for the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the tech behemoth’s search business in Wash... (more story)

UK's two-phase approach to online porn age assurance raises enforcement doubts February 14, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Pornography websites saw the UK online safety regulator recently lay out new obligations to verify the ages of users to stop children getting in. For some, Ofcom said, enforcement would start immediately. But ... (more story)

US states continue to see surge in legislation to curb children’s Internet use February 10, 2025 | Xu Yuan

As US courts, including the Supreme Court, continue to scrutinize one state law after another that imposes requirements on websites, apps and other Internet platforms to protect children and teenagers from onl... (more story)

Trump’s tariff blackmail faces pushback for provoking uncertainty and chaos February 10, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

Donald Trump shows himself ready to use tariffs not only in a traditional way to win economic concessions, but also to force policy change. Businesses worldwide should therefore brace for an even more uncertai... (more story)

South Korea redefines privacy accountability with Alipay as test case February 06, 2025 | Jenny Lee and Mike Swift

In a bold cross-border move, South Korea’s privacy regulator has ordered Chinese fintech giant Alipay to delete a credit-risk assessment model built on unauthorized data from 40 million Kakao Pay users. The de... (more story)

US states debate 'human in the loop' exemption in proposed AI legislation February 01, 2025 | Amy Miller

Tech companies and their lobbyists are pushing state lawmakers to carve out artificial intelligence systems with a "human in the loop" from proposed state regulations, arguing it would foster compliance and in... (more story)

Meta can alter content moderation under US law; global impact questioned January 27, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

When Meta announced it would seek to disband third-party content moderation in the US, regulators warned the social media giant of making similar decisions elsewhere in the world because of regulations already... (more story)

Japan's digital copyright defense to safeguard creators, combat piracy January 27, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

In a move to bolster its creative industries, Japan is advancing a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing copyright protection and ensuring fair compensation for content creators. The efforts are part of the... (more story)