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Meta safety-expert panel a ‘sham,’ former advisor says in Tennessee trial August 12, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A Danish psychologist who was on an expert panel at Meta Platforms for self-harm and suicide told a jury in Tennessee that she quit the role after concluding that the initiative only served a “window shopping”... (more story)

UK police unit’s unclear cyber responsibilities contributed to GDPR breaches, ICO says August 12, 2026 | Imogen Howse

The failure by ACRO — the UK’s criminal records office — to clearly assign responsibility for critical cybersecurity updates and alerts contributed to UK GDPR infringements that put the personal information of... (more story)

Australian court rules X not subject to online-safety standard August 12, 2026 | Sean Maguire and Saloni Sinha

X Corp. has won its challenge to an Australian online-safety standard aimed at curbing harmful content, with the court ruling that X is a social-media service and cannot also be regulated as a messaging servic... (more story)

Meta questions former researcher's ties to Tennessee’s ‘star’ witness Arturo Bejar August 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

A lawyer for Meta Platforms repeatedly asked a former researcher at the company about her ties to Arturo Bejar, Tennessee’s first witness in the state’s trial against the social media company, which alleges it... (more story)

Former researcher accuses Meta of suppressing findings, Tennessee jury hears August 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A former Meta Platforms researcher accused the company of unethically suppressing and interfering with internal research related to user experience, a jury in Tennessee heard in the ongoing trial of the US sta... (more story)

EU raw-materials hub draws calls for industry role, greater investment powers August 10, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

EU governments, industry and campaign groups broadly back the European Commission’s planned Critical Raw Materials Centre, while differing over how far its powers should extend. Responses to a public consultat... (more story)

Malaysia steps up social-media age checks, automated harmful-content removals August 10, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Malaysia's communications regulator has sought explanations from social-media providers over noncompliance with age-verification requirements under the country's new online-safety regime. The move comes as pla... (more story)

Meta penalty a first step in change to social media, New Mexico AG says August 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said yesterday’s judgment against Meta Platforms for being a "public nuisance" is just the start of change to the industry, and his office is planning to push for legisl... (more story)

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Platforms set to see EU’s full child-safety rulebook take shape by year-end August 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

In the coming months, social media companies and other online services are likely to get a clearer picture of the EU’s broader regulatory framework for child safety. A new European Commission proposal is expec... (more story)

TikTok employees were candid internally about platform harms, US court documents show August 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Years before TikTok was sued on addictive design claims, employees voiced worries about the many children under age 13 on the platform, and whether the company could be liable for inappropriate conduct, accord... (more story)

Could a US-style backlash against data centers threaten the EU’s AI plans? August 10, 2026 | Masha Borak

The EU's plan for a €30 billion tender to build AI gigafactories — large-scale computing facilities designed to provide the huge processing power to train and deploy advanced AI models — amid a severe heatwave... (more story)

US social media orders on Meta, Google, TikTok augur trouble for 'attention economy' August 07, 2026 | Mike Swift

Two separate court rulings, one by a federal judge in California and one by a state court judge in New Mexico, could mean trouble ahead for the "attention economy." The federal judge found recommendation algor... (more story)

WhatsApp age-check pilot puts India's child-privacy rules to the test August 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requir... (more story)

Meta’s French injunction spotlights risks around negotiating power August 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Meta Platforms’ entanglement with French investigators last month shows the antitrust pitfalls for dominant companies in supplying data to partners on the other side of the negotiating table. Meta’s tactic of ... (more story)

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)