X, online-safety regulator clash over new standards in Australian trial
May 28, 2026
| Sean Maguire
X Corp. is arguing in an Australian court that the country's online-safety watchdog cannot apply a new regulatory standard designed to limit harmful online content. X says an Australian online safety law requi... (more story)
Australian watchdog hires legal team for potential social media ban cases
May 28, 2026
| Saloni Sinha and Sean Maguire
Australia’s online safety regulator has hired an external legal team to prepare possible court action against social media platforms that may have failed in enforcing the under-16 social media ban, a top offic... (more story)
Bayer CropScience, Monsanto accused of monopolizing US seeds market
May 28, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Bayer CropScience unlawfully monopolized the US seeds market through acquisitions and a web of restrictive license agreements that led to less competition and higher prices for farmers, according to a lawsuit ... (more story)
Temu faces EU digital-services fine for risk-assessment failures
May 27, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter, Lewis Crofts, Matthew Newman and Nicholas Hirst
Temu could face a fine by the European Commission as early as this week over shortcomings in its risk assessment, MLex has learned. The dispute concerns the company’s obligation as a Very Large Online Platform... (more story)
Telecom, satellite companies see EU plan to split spectrum for mobile services (update*)
May 27, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Telecom operators and satellite service providers, such as EchoStar and Viasat, will see an EU plan to divide spectrum for government and commercial uses, after the EU executive faced intense scrutiny to allow... (more story)
TikTok’s growth 'irrelevant' in Meta monopoly suit, FTC tells US appeals court
May 26, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
The US Federal Trade Commission told a federal appeals Tuesday that a lower court erred in finding Meta Platforms did not have a monopoly in the social media market for multiple reasons, one of them being that... (more story)
Dozens of US state AGs oppose House kids online safety bill
May 26, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
More than 40 state attorneys general sent a letter to US congressional leadership on Tuesday opposing the House's version of a kids' online safety bill known as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or KID... (more story)
Malaysia imposes under-16 online-safety restrictions, effective June 1
May 26, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Malaysia will require online platforms to implement age-verification measures ensuring only users aged 16 and above can register for services and access age-appropriate features under new online safety codes t... (more story)