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US FTC Republicans criticize late-term votes, disclosure of AI case referral January 16, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Emma Whitford

US Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan engaged in “wholly improper” conduct by forcing votes on multiple law enforcement matters in her final days on the commission and for taking the “unusual step” of an... (more story)

US FTC bars General Motors from selling driver data for five years January 16, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

The US Federal Trade Commission filed its first action related to connected vehicle data today, part of a flurry of last-minute actions the regulator has taken in the waning days of outgoing Chair Lina Khan's leadership.

UK’s online age-assurance rules kick in, with porn sites first for enforcement January 16, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

Social-media, pornography and other online platforms received final guidance from the UK's online safety watchdog today on what constitutes “highly effective age assurance” in the effort to keep children away ... (more story)

EU may take ‘more measures’ to tackle telecom cyber risks, EU's Virkkunen says January 16, 2025 | Matthew Newman

European mobile telecom operators may face “more measures” to ensure they aren't using equipment that poses a cybersecurity risk as EU governments have failed to take action, the EU's digital chief, Henna Virk... (more story)

In close vote, EU lawmakers choose Gencarelli as next data protection chief January 16, 2025 | Júlia Tar

EU lawmakers voted for Bruno Gencarelli to be the next European Data Protection Supervisor, the lead data protection watchdog for EU institutions. The vote followed a hearing in which members of the European P... (more story)

Nokia, Ericsson ask EU to scrap ‘disastrous’ patent law and ease telecom mergers January 16, 2025 | Lewis Crofts and Inbar Preiss

Companies producing technology in the EU need to see the end of a “really bad” legislative proposal on Standard Essential Patents if the bloc is to stop “shooting itself in the foot” over innovation and R&D, t... (more story)

Google defends child location tracking service in South Korean court appeal January 16, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Google Korea argued before a Seoul court today that its child location tracking service "Family Link" complies with South Korean law by obtaining parental consent, challenging regulatory sanctions that demand ... (more story)

Singapore mandates age checks on app stores to shield kids January 16, 2025 | Jet Damazo-Santos

Singapore is expanding its online-safety measures to app stores, which will soon have to implement age-assurance measures — including through artificial intelligence — to prevent children from accessing inappr... (more story)

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Emergence of AI agents sparks concern about data-minimization standards January 16, 2025 | Amy Miller

Artificial intelligence agents that can complete tasks for humans on their own have arrived on the tech scene, and companies like Nvidia made big promises at this year’s CES trade show about what the latest AI... (more story)

Meta’s content-moderation changes continue to spark action in UK, Brazil January 16, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Big Tech’s policy changes for content moderation are still triggering action by authorities around the world. These include a disinformation probe opened by a UK parliamentary committee yesterday, and a statem... (more story)

AI law, content controls and privacy fines on Japan’s 2025 agenda January 13, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

In response to the growing misuse of personal data and artificial intelligence, Japan’s digital regulation regime is expected to tighten this year with a proposed AI bill, the enforcement of content takedowns ... (more story)

US high court to give First Amendment scrutiny to age-verification law January 13, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires online adult websites to verify users’ age, 20 years after its last look at such age verification.... (more story)

Meta's new content policies may impress Trump, European regulators not so much January 10, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter, Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

Meta Platforms is introducing broad changes to content moderation globally, alongside a US-specific redesign of its fact-checking program. The company is already speaking to European regulators about the world... (more story)

Musk’s backing German party prompts questions on EU DSA’s enforcement teeth January 10, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Elon Musk’s full-throated support of Germany’s far-right party Alternative for Germany —  just weeks before the German elections — has put the spotlight on the Digital Services Act, the EU’s content moderation... (more story)

EU Digital Fairness Act set for early 2026, with consumer protection in focus January 10, 2025 | Júlia Tar

In 2026, the Digital Fairness Act — an initiative designed to strengthen consumer protections in the digital landscape — is set to be proposed by the European Commission. Building on the findings of the lates... (more story)

Beyond Washington, 2025 looms as huge year in US data privacy January 09, 2025 | Mike Swift, Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

When the first important privacy ruling of 2025 by a US federal judge landed this week — Google’s summary judgment loss in litigation alleging it illegally tracked users’ mobile web activities and app usage — ... (more story)