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Social media companies paid school district $27 million to settle US addiction claims May 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan

A small Kentucky school district will receive approximately $27 million from Meta Platforms, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to settle US claims that their addictive products fueled a student mental health crisis, ac... (more story)

US states ask appeals court to reverse judgment, remand FTC’s Meta monopoly suit May 29, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia asked a US appeals court to reverse a lower court's order in the Federal Trade Commission's monopoly suit against Meta Platforms, saying the court erred in requ... (more story)

Private companies can become ‘trusted flaggers,’ EU digital law draft guidance says May 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Private companies, including IP right holders, could obtain “trusted flagger” status according to draft European Commission guidance issued under the Digital Services Act, potentially broadening access to one ... (more story)

Mobile telecom industry urges unlimited-duration licenses in EU rules revamp May 29, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The mobile telecom industry said Friday that the Digital Networks Act’s move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules would help boost investment and the bloc’s global competitiveness.

EU's proposed telecom rule revamp should include network fee debate, lawmaker says May 29, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The debate over whether US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are responsible for large data traffic on European telecom networks should contribute to their upgrade should be part o... (more story)

US states advance legislation targeting social media harms amid industry opposition May 28, 2026 | Xu Yuan

More US states have passed legislation aimed at establishing a framework for social media to prevent harms such as addiction to children and teenagers, despite continuing opposition from the industry and court... (more story)

Deutsche Telekom, Colt seek changes to 'access' rules in draft EU telecom bill May 28, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Telecom operators such as Deutsche Telekom want national regulators to target regional or local market “bottlenecks” that harm competition, rather than focusing only on national markets. Colt Technology said t... (more story)

Temu fined €200m under EU Digital Services Act, in only the second sanction (update*) May 28, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Temu has been fined €200 million under the EU’s Digital Services Act for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold on its marketplace, marking only the second non-compliance dec... (more story)

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US legislative efforts to ban social media forge ahead as legal challenges loom May 29, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Following recent court victories against social media giants like Meta Platforms over online harms for children, efforts by state lawmakers to ban social media use by young people are making progress in Califo... (more story)

US FTC’s appeal of Meta trial win won’t solve agency’s AMG problem May 29, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

The US Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to overturn a major trial loss in antitrust litigation seeking a breakup of Meta Platforms is unlikely to fix a broader issue with the agency’s ability to police past ... (more story)

South Carolina’s broad Age-Appropriate Design Code to affect array of companies May 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Companies that never had to comply with children’s online regulations are prepping to submit audits to South Carolina’s attorney general under the state’s new Age-Appropriate Design Code that took effect earlier this year.

AliExpress case signals EU Commission openness to settlements, larger fine risks May 28, 2026 | Júlia Tar

AliExpress’s Digital Services Act case is emerging as an early test of how the European Commission plans to enforce the bloc’s platform rules, including whether the regulator can treat sprawling tech groups as... (more story)

Singapore AI sandbox highlights shift toward deployment-level governance May 27, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Enterprise AI governance is increasingly shifting away from abstract model risks toward operational oversight of how autonomous AI systems behave once deployed in the real world. That shift was evident in the ... (more story)

TikTok’s EU probe may trigger addiction ‘guardrails’, not business overhaul (update*) May 27, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s EU probe over allegedly addictive features could be resolved through stronger safeguards and mitigation measures rather than a fundamental overhaul of the platform’s business model, MLex has learned. ... (more story)

India's patent boom faces reality check over delays, weak commercialization May 27, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s patent filings are surging, but experts warn that weak commercialization, regulatory delays and poor monetization frameworks could prevent the country from realizing one of its most prized ambitions — ... (more story)

Push for UK social media ban risks being seen as political lifeline for Starmer May 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK pressure for social media restrictions for under-16s has intensified ahead of a government consultation on children’s online safety closing on Tuesday. A leadership crisis in the ruling Labour party has led... (more story)