Technology

US states are expanding their tools and strategies as they take on a larger role in antitrust enforcement, but they still need more resources, a top California official said Tuesday.

Gail Slater, former assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is heading to the law firm White & Case as a partner in the Washington, DC, office, MLex has learned.  Slate... (more story)

New UK rules around the use of AI chatbots for under-18s are expected to be finalized "by this time next year," a government minister said at an event on Tuesday. Speaking at the Labour Party conference, media... (more story)

The child safety measures agreed by social media companies TikTok and Meta Platforms in recent US court settlements will be assessed by UK lawmakers, Barbara Keeley, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into U... (more story)

Confidence in the UK’s online safety regulator Ofcom is "not particularly high," online safety minister Ian Murray said at a Labour Party conference event. He acknowledged the complexity of Ofcom’s duties but ... (more story)

Tech platforms facing restrictions under the UK's incoming social media ban for under-16s could be removed from a list of affected services if they change features that are deemed unsafe, culture minister Lisa... (more story)

EU judges should decide merger appeals within 12 months, with a more assertive approach to case management, Marc van der Woude, outgoing president of the first-tier General Court, told MLex in an interview. Th... (more story)

China’s public-security authority has highlighted three cases showing how police are pursuing network operators that ignore security obligations and groups that trade in personal data under its “Clean Net 2026... (more story)