Major tech platforms will be required to build in device-level protections for children under planned new UK legislation, culture minister Lisa Nandy told lawmakers Tuesday, three months after companies were t... (more story)

X is under a formal Irish regulatory probe — the first under the country's Online Safety Code — over over whether its age assurance measures and parental controls adequately protect children from adult-only vi... (more story)

Social media platforms should be banned for under-15s and face stricter EU rules on addictive features and safety by default, French President Emmanuel Macron has told European Commission President Ursula von ... (more story)

Cuts to development funding, fragmented financing and the EU’s slow, demanding approach to projects could weaken the bloc’s ability to secure critical raw materials and make it a less attractive partner than C... (more story)

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care law would allow social-media users to choose whether algorithmically recommended content appears in their feeds, while requiring online services to assess and mitigate... (more story)

UK antitrust and financial watchdogs will be among 16 regulators set to meet this autumn as part of government efforts to cut red tape and spur economic growth. The UK's major regulators will be called togethe... (more story)

Snap is facing a new Dutch collective action over the allegedly addictive design of Snapchat, illegal content and unlawful data processing, with claims relying on the Digital Services Act and other EU laws. Th... (more story)

Australia will this week release an exposure draft of its proposed “digital duty of care” law, under which social-media platforms could be required to give users more control over algorithmic feeds and meet ne... (more story)