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French porn age checks can be enforced under EU law derogation, legal opinion says September 18, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Pornography websites based anywhere in the EU should have to follow French child-protection rules requiring age checks to block users under 18 years of age for services provided in France, according to a non-b... (more story)

China moves to enforce AI-content labeling rules, urges wider adoption September 18, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s cyberspace regulator is set to enforce artificial intelligence content labeling rules with potential penalties for noncompliance, a senior internet official said while unveiling measures to broaden ado... (more story)

Amazon suffers summary judgment loss to US FTC with Prime trial just days away September 18, 2025 | Mike Swift

Amazon and two senior executives violated a US online consumer protection law over the cancellation process for its massive Prime subscription service, a federal judge said late Wednesday, granting partial sum... (more story)

EU plans for securing tech supply chains to be discussed on Sept 25 September 17, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission and EU countries will discuss for the first time the ICT Supply Chain Toolbox on Sept. 25, an initiative to guide member states in assessing and restricting high-risk foreign suppliers ... (more story)

UK minister defends digital tax after Trump visit yields US tech investments September 17, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

The UK remains committed to its levy on the revenues of large tech companies, the country's technology minister said after the US and UK agreed a tech partnership and US tech firms announced multi-billion poun... (more story)

UK financial watchdog plans rules exemption for cryptoasset providers September 17, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK crypto firms could be exempted from certain traditional finance rules under a proposal from Britain’s financial watchdog released on Wednesday.

EU telcos to see delay in market access recommendation from EU Commission September 17, 2025 | Matthew Newman

European telecom companies will see a delay in EU guidance on market access through an updated “relevant markets” recommendation that national regulators should use in reviewing operators with market power, a ... (more story)

Google tells US judge internal adtech divestiture design not identical to DOJ remedy demand September 17, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Google told a US federal judge that it internally studied a possible business divestiture, but it wasn't as far-reaching as the forced sale of its adtech products that the US Department of Justice is seeking i... (more story)

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US FTC consumer protection chief Mufarrige to focus on 'kitchen-table' issues September 17, 2025 | Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

In a wide-ranging conversation with MLex, the US Federal Trade Commission's new consumer protection chief, Chris Mufarriage, discusses how the agency’s probe of AI chatbots and a flurry of recent privacy and o... (more story)

TikTok's licensing plan shows app's role as bargaining chip in US-China trade talks September 17, 2025 | MLex Staff

ByteDance may grant TikTok’s US operator a 10-year license to its recommendation algorithm, MLex has learned, as part of a framework to resolve the dispute over the app’s American operations. The proposal, alo... (more story)

EU guidance on Digital Services Act ‘trusted flaggers’ has big questions to answer September 15, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

The EU Digital Services Act's trusted flagger regime is designed to improve the speed and accuracy of removing illegal content online, but its effectiveness depends on whether the organizations appointed are w... (more story)

Trump eyes renewed push on digital taxes, risking EU relations, trade deal September 11, 2025 | Bradley Dress

President Donald Trump is increasing his pressure on the European Union to drop its taxes and penalties on digital services and tech companies, threatening a major investigation into the issue that could renew... (more story)

Meta, TikTok win on DSA fees; EU judges leave methodology dispute unresolved September 11, 2025 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Meta Platforms and TikTok scored procedural wins at the EU’s General Court in their appeals against a supervisory fee that was imposed in the EU's Digital Services Act, the bloc's content-moderation rules. Whi... (more story)

Adtech suits against Index Exchange, Xandr pair national security, privacy claims September 10, 2025 | Mike Swift

Two adtech companies are among the first to face privacy lawsuits alleging violations of new US national security rules that restrict the transfer of Americans’ personal data to adversary nations such as China... (more story)

South Korean government restructuring promises reform but risks overreach September 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Just four months after taking office, the Lee Jae Myung administration has unveiled a sweeping plan to remake South Korea’s bureaucracy, setting the stage for one of the most consequential reorganizations in d... (more story)

Google's 'open web' kerfuffle underlines antitrust risks, ad industry turmoil September 09, 2025 | Chris May

Google’s heartburn this week as company lawyers walked back statements concerning the “rapid decline” of the open web highlights a high-stakes debate over what would happen to the internet if a Virginia federa... (more story)