Meta questioned continuing research in light of leaks, US documents show
June 05, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift
In September 2021, as a storm of controversy raged outside his company, Mark Zuckerberg sent his senior management team a momentous question, according to newly released US documents: should Meta Platforms sto... (more story)
Netflix, Meta, Discord, other tech giants targeted by Texas AG in election run-up
June 04, 2026
| Mike Swift
With newly filed litigation and investigations against Netflix, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, and Roblox, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has arguably been the most aggressive data protection enforcer in th... (more story)
Making consumer guidance EU law would hurt video games, Supercell CEO says
June 04, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Ilkka Paananen, the CEO of video games maker Supercell, has warned that free-to-play mobile games could become unplayable in the EU if consumer-protection guidance on in-game currencies are incorporated into t... (more story)
EU digital law's national enforcers face test with policing of small porn sites
June 03, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Smaller pornography platforms are an increasing focus of enforcement under the EU's Digital Services Act as national regulators prepare action against services not large enough for the European Commission’s di... (more story)
TikTok faces Japan's first AI voice clone test as actor seeks deletion
June 03, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
A Japanese actor’s deletion suit against TikTok over an allegedly AI-generated imitation of his voice could test how existing law protects commercially recognizable voices — and when platforms must remove disp... (more story)
US states concerned about DOJ actions in seed antitrust probe of Bayer, Corteva
June 02, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
At least 20 US state attorneys general have been investigating Bayer CropScience and Corteva, alongside the US Department of Justice, for allegedly anticompetitive practices in the soybean and corn seed indust... (more story)
Meta, others could face expensive resolution of US school suits after settlement
June 02, 2026
| Xu Yuan, Mike Swift and Maria Dinzeo
The $27 million paid by Meta Platforms, Snap, TikTok and YouTube to resolve the first US school district lawsuit over alleged social media addiction may seem minimal, but the settlement could be just the begin... (more story)
US legislative efforts to ban social media forge ahead as legal challenges loom
May 29, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Following recent court victories against social media giants like Meta Platforms over online harms for children, efforts by state lawmakers to ban social media use by young people are making progress in Califo... (more story)