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US Supreme Court considers FTC’s executive power, ‘for cause’ removal protections
The US Supreme Court seemed poised Monday to give the president the power to remove members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission for any rea... (more story)
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Social media giants say US school districts can't link design features, damages
School districts cannot pin a youth mental-health crisis, or their multimillion-dollar plan for fixing it, on any design feature of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or Sn... (more story)
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Meta hit with New Mexico summary judgment motion over kids' safety
Meta Platforms faces a half-dozen motions for summary judgment filed by New Mexico’s attorney general presenting the state’s evidence that Meta knowingly put childr... (more story)
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UK telecom providers won’t face a ban on mid-contract price rises, a government minister told Parliament on Tuesday, despite intensifying scrutiny of telecom pricing by the government and the sector regulator.... (more story)
Outbursts by Elon Musk and the US administration over the legitimacy of EU enforcement won't have any effect, competition chief Teresa Ribera has said, as the bloc will "stand up" to attempts to subordinate it... (more story)
Australia’s online safety watchdog expects to exhaust the entire A$16.163 million ($10.71 million) in funding allocated by the government for implementing the social media age restrictions that take effect fro... (more story)
Regulating children’s interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots is the new fight for online safety, a group of social media safety advocates argued at a conference of state attorneys general on Monday.
The US Supreme Court seemed poised Monday to give the president the power to remove members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission for any reason, a departure from the FTC Act’s removal protection.
School districts cannot pin a youth mental-health crisis, or their multimillion-dollar plan for fixing it, on any design feature of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or Snapchat, the social media giants argue in a fl... (more story)
X will have to pay the €120 million ($135 million) fine it received last week for breaching the EU’s digital services law, the European Commission has said. Billionaire owner Elon Musk was also wrong to claim ... (more story)
Australia’s online safety regulator has admitted she initially had reservations about the country’s upcoming social media ban for children under 16. At a conference in Belgium, Australian eSafety Commissioner ... (more story)
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Regulators worldwide have woken up to a need to police online safety for minors. Australia has arguably gone the furthest, banning social media for under-16s from this week. In Europe, America, Asia and beyond... (more story)
Government social media age restrictions, such as the one coming into force this week in Australia, or broad content-moderation laws such as those in the EU and the UK, are impossible in the US because they ar... (more story)
The Indian government has scrapped its directive mandating the "Sanchar Saathi" cybersecurity app on new smartphones after just five days. Despite claiming "increasing acceptance," the swift U-turn — forced by... (more story)
The Global Disinformation Index, or GDI, has joined Media Matters in asking a US court to curb the Federal Trade Commission’s probe into an alleged advertiser boycott — a challenge that is expected to see simi... (more story)
Investment funds engaging in for-profit support of court cases aren't likely to see any EU-wide regulatory action in the short term. The European Commission appears to see no reason to intervene, and for now i... (more story)
Underscoring the World Intellectual Property Organization Advisory Board of Judges’ mission to bridge the gap between highly advanced IP jurisdictions and those that need support, the board is finalizing a two... (more story)
Online platforms offering services in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act will face accountability efforts by the regulator in the hope they will adhere to new voluntary guidance on protecting women and girls ... (more story)
Immediate questions about the European Commission's plans to revise its digital laws to make them simpler and cut red tape dominated a key annual Brussels gathering of data protection professionals. But while ... (more story)