Google, Apple adapt as global authorities reshape compliance in app markets
August 03, 2026
| MLex Staff
The app store ecosystems of Google and Apple have been under siege for years as regulators, legislators and litigators across the globe seek more competition among major digital platforms. While that pressure ... (more story)
Porn site age checks signal challenges for UK social media ban
August 03, 2026
| Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo
One year after the UK's Online Safety Act introduced mandatory age checks for pornography platforms, compliance among the most popular sites is high. But evidence suggests compliance alone may not reduce child... (more story)
US Senate, House take different paths for social media as clock runs down
July 30, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
The possible inclusion of a duty-of-care for social media companies will likely prevent US congressional action to craft new regulations this year governing social media, as the Senate and House are working on... (more story)
As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive
July 30, 2026
| Masha Borak and Inbar Preiss
On Sunday, new EU requirements kick in under the AI Act for clear labeling of AI-generated or manipulated content. Reaction is divided: Companies say the rules risk sweeping routine AI material into the same l... (more story)
Meta's Tennessee, New Mexico defenses similar as second state trial gets underway
July 27, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Meta Platforms' defense so far in a consumer protection lawsuit brought by the Tennessee attorney general mirrors that used in the New Mexico trial it lost earlier this year.
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)