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US Supreme Court allows president to remove FTC commissioners June 29, 2026 | Claude Marx and Dwight A. Weingarten

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act stating that members of the FTC can only be removed for cause are "incompatible with the separation of powers enshrined in ... (more story)

Australian children's privacy code wins support, prompts calls for refinements June 29, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s draft children’s privacy code has drawn broad support from digital and rights advocates, who have called for targeted refinements to strengthen certain provisions before the rules are finalized in ... (more story)

'We will not blink': Australia to double fines for social-media ban breaches June 29, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia has introduced legislation to strengthen enforcement of its world-first under-16 social media ban by doubling maximum fines to A$99 million ($68 million) and granting new powers to the online-safety ... (more story)

Differences emerge between US banking regulators over FDIC resolution plan June 26, 2026 | Neil Roland

Differences have emerged among two top US banking regulators, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Travis Hill, over the FDIC’s proposal Thursday to trim r... (more story)

Agri Stats US settlement offers 'guide posts' on data sharing, state enforcer says June 26, 2026 | Chris May

Agri Stats’ recent resolution of claims of anticompetitive data-sharing practices brought by the US Department of Justice and state attorneys general offers antitrust compliance guidance during a time when inf... (more story)

Assefi departs US DOJ, thanks staff in farewell note June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, bid farewell to colleagues Friday and thanked them for "helping move the weighty rock of justice forward e... (more story)

US judge overseeing MultiPlan antitrust case lets plaintiffs amend complaints June 26, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

A Chicago federal judge overseeing US antitrust litigation against MultiPlan allowed plaintiffs to amend their complaints to include 17 new defendants, some of which had protested a lack of a causal link betwe... (more story)

FTC's Ferguson says US courts ought to make rules to speed up antitrust lawsuits June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

The US judicial system would do well by establishing rules that move along antitrust lawsuits more quickly instead of letting them drag on for years, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson told MLex.

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Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court June 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)

FTC chair leads with singular authority as he steers agency in new directions June 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Mike Swift

Andrew Ferguson doesn’t lack for confidence. The second person in a row under the age of 40 appointed to lead the US Federal Trade Commission, Ferguson is a fast-talking, sharp-minded conservative who brings a... (more story)

US FTC chairman may revamp 20-year antitrust, consumer protection orders June 22, 2026 | Mike Swift and Khushita Vasant

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, has ordered the agency's antitrust and consumer protection staff to scrutinize whether a 1995 FTC policy that settlement orders sunset only aft... (more story)

Telegram ruling may redefine limits of India's internet-blocking powers June 22, 2026 | Freny Patel

A court ruling upholding the temporary ban on Telegram may redefine India's internet-blocking regime by expanding Section 69A of the Information Technology Act from content removal to platform-wide bans. This ... (more story)

Research shows websites can infer user activity, even in private browsing June 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Websites already have plenty of ways to track visitors. Now security researchers have unearthed another: inferring what sites and apps users open by measuring tiny delays in their computer’s storage drive, wit... (more story)

UK social media ban piles pressure on Ofcom as risk of US pushback looms large June 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's planned social media ban for under-16s puts online safety regulator Ofcom at the center of both a complex enforcement effort and growing trans-Atlantic tensions. It is focused on technical challenges ... (more story)

EU under pressure to move on child social media curbs after UK announces ban June 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Momentum behind social media restrictions for children is building in Europe after the UK announced plans this week to join Australia in imposing an under-16 ban. The move adds pressure on the European Commiss... (more story)

Beside UK social media ban, platforms await design and feature restrictions June 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's planned ban on social media platforms offering services to under-16s is the headline outcome of the government's recent child safety consultation. But accompanying documents tease a wider package of m... (more story)