Online platforms pledge to strengthen CSAM reports after congressional inquiry
June 01, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Eight online platforms, including Meta Platforms, TikTok, SnapChat and Amazon, have all pledged to strengthen the reports of child sexual abuse materials that they send to the National Center for Missing and E... (more story)
X sees delay to deadline for EU regulators’ opinion on its DSA compliance plan
June 01, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
X has seen a deadline for the European Board for Digital Services to issue an opinion on the social media giant's plans to comply with parts of the EU’s Digital Services Act pushed back to mid-June, the Europe... (more story)
China tightens grip on tech giants as Xi demands industrial push
June 01, 2026
| MLex Staff
China escalated pressure on platform companies, demanding they shift from consumer-focused innovation to supporting national industrial goals seen as critical for geopolitical competition. The criticism appear... (more story)
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Private companies can become ‘trusted flaggers,’ EU digital law draft guidance says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)