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SVB's 2023 failure traceable to US Fed's 'culture of risk aversion,' Bowman says September 18, 2026 | Neil Roland

An outside review of the US Federal Reserve's oversight of the 2023 failure of Silicon Valley Bank found that Fed staffers "knew, or should have known" that the bank was exposed a year before its collapse, but... (more story)

US FTC’s commission structure hasn’t produced better results than DOJ, Ferguson says September 18, 2026 | Chris May and Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission’s historically bipartisan, consensus-driven structure has not produced superior law enforcement outcomes compared to the agency’s more hierarchical federal counterpart, the Depa... (more story)

US NAAG taskforce chair says break with feds not because state AGs haven't tried September 18, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

State and federal antitrust enforcement agencies have made news this year after diverging on their stances in some big antitrust cases. It's not because the states haven't made a concerted effort to coordinate... (more story)

US FTC's Ferguson says advocates of One Agency Act 'unrealistic' about costs September 18, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

Proponents of the One Agency Act are “pretty unrealistic” about the magnitude of work that will be required to transfer the US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust enforcement authority to the US Department of... (more story)

Video-games sector warns against ‘sweeping’ age assurance in proposed EU Kids Act September 18, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online-game providers would face EU safety-by-design and guardian-control duties under the proposed Kids Act, but the sector is warning against "sweeping" age assurance. The text also raises concerns about vir... (more story)

Woodward says US states undermine DOJ by seeking alternative relief in antitrust cases September 18, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US state attorneys general are trying to undermine the Department of Justice when they seek alternative relief in antitrust cases where the agency has already struck a settlement, a top DOJ official said Thurs... (more story)

International cooperation on DMA-style rules needs attention, EU official says September 18, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

A gap in international cooperation arrangements for Digital Markets Act-style rules makes coordination “worth thinking about,” a European Commission official said. Linsey McCallum said existing frameworks do n... (more story)

France, Germany back EU Kids Act, Spain stresses 16 for social media threshold September 18, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

The proposed EU Kids Act was won early support from France and Germany, and Spain has welcomed the European Commission's initiative while stressing that it had its own plan for a social-media age limit at a hi... (more story)

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We'll help Ofcom fight tech giants, UK lawmakers' online safety inquiry chair says September 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Imogen Howse

UK lawmakers stand ready to back embattled watchdog Ofcom in the face of an intensifying wave of litigation by tech giants, including by changing the Online Safety Act if legal challenges block enforcement, le... (more story)

Claims against TikTok dropped by Alabama to move trial forward; company seeks delay September 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office wants to ensure the state keeps a scheduled Sept. 28 trial date against TikTok and narrowed its complaint against the the China-based social media company, whil... (more story)

EU’s planned Kids Act set to look beyond Australia-style social-media ban September 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

A broad range of online services — including social-media and video-sharing platforms, games, app stores and certain AI systems — are set to face new child-safety obligations under the EU’s planned Kids Act. U... (more story)

Tech companies await EU's ‘Kids Act’ plan to protect children online September 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Tech companies will learn this week how the EU plans to strengthen protections for minors online, when the European Commission unveils its proposed "EU Kids Act". The initiative is expected to combine safety-b... (more story)

Ruling against TikTok sets Texas, other US states up for wins September 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Texas’ win on a partial motion for summary judgment against TikTok this week has set the state – and others suing TikTok over alleged misrepresentations – up for success in forthcoming cases, as the Chinese-ba... (more story)

US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation September 11, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes

Discovery conduct in high-profile Big Tech litigation, from privilege claims to evidence-preservation failures, is continuing to cause headaches for defense lawyers. Recent US court decisions, including one fr... (more story)

Platforms must prove safety before having access to EU’s youth, report author says September 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

A blanket social-media ban wouldn’t solve the EU’s child-safety challenges, Jörg Fegert, one of two experts who drafted the EU expert panel’s July report on child safety online, told MLex days before a new EU ... (more story)

Tech businesses concerned about EU’s upcoming procurement rules September 10, 2026 | Masha Borak

Technology groups warn that the EU’s proposed Public Procurement Act could limit opportunities for non-EU companies by allowing authorities to favor European suppliers on security and sovereignty grounds. The ... (more story)