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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.

France’s under-15 social media ban faces constitutional challenge July 24, 2026 | Matthew Newman

France's ban on social media for users under 15 is facing a constitutional challenge from national lawmakers, who argue the text violates minors’ freedom of expression and privacy rights. A group of left-wing ... (more story)

TikTok faces EU preliminary findings over minors' account settings July 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar

TikTok's default account settings for minors breach the EU's Digital Services Act because they fail to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for children, the European Commission said in prelimin... (more story)

China strengthens AI crime crackdown, deepens global telecom fraud fight July 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's public security authorities are stepping up efforts to combat crimes enabled by artificial intelligence, rolling out new detection tools, expanding regulatory oversight and advancing legislation as the... (more story)

Meta, Tennessee propose different standards for consumer-protection trial July 23, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

As jury selection is underway at the Davidson County Chancery Court in Tennessee’s consumer protection lawsuit against Meta Platforms, the company is urging the court to dismiss jurors with any potential bias ... (more story)

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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)

Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks July 17, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo

In the wake of two landmark trials against Meta Platforms this year, two additional juries are soon to decide if the social media giant's design choices harmed Instagram users, as jury selection in the Tenness... (more story)