Technology

Challenges by Meta Platforms, X and TikTok to UK regulator Ofcom’s information requests under the Online Safety Act will be heard next Monday by the same judge, according to court listings. Meta previously tol... (more story)

Meta Platforms’ child-safety safeguards following its US settlement may not be enough to satisfy the EU’s Digital Services Act, a European Commission spokesperson said. The commission expects equivalent protec... (more story)

AliExpress is challenging a record €550 million fine under the EU’s Digital Services Act at the bloc’s lower-tier General Court, MLex has learned. The European Commission imposed the penalty in July, after fin... (more story)

Australia’s online-safety watchdog has urged Roblox, Mojang Studios, Epic Games and Valve to strengthen child protections after finding gaps in age checks, harmful-content detection and information sharing. De... (more story)

New Mexico won't shy away from trial against tech companies because "there is value in a full public airing of these types of claims and of the conduct that's at issue," state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Thursday.

Online Q&A forum Quora has been removed from the UK Online Safety Act category that carries the highest regulatory burden. The platform was previously designated by watchdog Ofcom as a Category 1 service but i... (more story)

An EU proposal for US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft to use “voluntary conciliation” in disputes over telecom network fees is unlikely to be used in practice, a key EU lawmaker said ... (more story)

Reddit’s challenge to Australia’s under-16 social media ban should be rejected despite uncertainty about the evidence linking social media use to harm, the government has told the country’s top court. In a rec... (more story)