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Plaintiffs in Multiplan antitrust case can amend complaints, US judge rules May 15, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

Class-action plaintiffs suing Multiplan over alleged price fixing on payments to out-of-network healthcare providers can amend their complaints to include additional defendants, despite defense counsel’s prote... (more story)

Calif. DOJ wants to add 16 limited-term positions to antitrust staff in 2026-2027 May 15, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The California Department of Justice is requesting an additional $4.1 million to hire 16 new, limited-term positions in 2026-2027 to investigate and litigate complex antitrust cases resulting from reduced fede... (more story)

X commitments on illegal content separate from Grok probe, UK regulator says May 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

X’s new commitments to tackle illegal hate and terror content in the UK are separate from Ofcom’s investigation into risks linked to its Grok AI chatbot, the regulator says. The confirmation shows the regulato... (more story)

California antitrust unit poised to hire more attorneys under governor’s budget May 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The California attorney general’s antitrust unit would see a significant increase in funding under a revised 2026-27 state budget proposal unveiled by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The state’s antitrust c... (more story)

Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico May 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan

A Meta Platforms executive told a judge in New Mexico the company faces various challenges — including having to maintain separate products for the state — to comply with changes sought by the state to its soc... (more story)

Mexican law unequipped to prosecute self-colluding algorithms, enforcer says May 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Mexico's current legal framework does not allow for the prosecution of conduct where an algorithm learns to collude through machine learning without human assistance, but antitrust enforcers ought to think abo... (more story)

Google, Apple told to curb ads promoting porn, crime in India May 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Apple and Google have been told to proactively curb mobile applications promoting pornography, prostitution and organized crime. The Delhi High Court directive seeks to hold intermediaries accountable under In... (more story)

Meta begins defense in New Mexico social media remedies trial May 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

New Mexico's remedy trial against Meta Platforms hit the halfway point Wednesday as the state rested its case in a trial in which it is seeking changes to the design of Instagram and Facebook, as well as a $3.... (more story)

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EU cookie rules need a 'new start,' not tweaks, Bavaria’s privacy watchdog says May 13, 2026 | Matthew Newman

European regulators debating cookie rules should talk frankly about how they can be reformed to improve EU web users' lives rather than opting for technical tweaks that won’t help them, the chief privacy watch... (more story)

EU’s online content ‘trusted flaggers’ looking to new guidance to quell concerns May 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online platforms are waiting for imminent EU guidance on the Digital Services Act's mechanism for expert notifications of illegal content; it's expected to include clarification on what organizations can be ce... (more story)

X’s Grok deepfakes scandal has seen limber lawmaking eclipse regulatory response May 11, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The scandal of X's Grok producing millions of sexualized deepfakes led to multiple probes early this year. None has concluded yet, though Brazil’s privacy regulator expects preliminary findings by June, while ... (more story)

New Mexico AG Torrez brings prosecutor's aggressiveness to Meta litigation May 08, 2026 | Mike Swift

Not so long ago, Raúl Torrez was a New Mexico county prosecutor, focused on putting murderers and members of drug cartels behind bars. Now the state's attorney general, Torrez is arguably one of the most promi... (more story)

Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business May 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," pioneering law that would inspire the word, but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of gre... (more story)

Tech firms adapting before Brazil's new child safety rules start, official says May 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech platforms and retailers have started adjusting to Brazil’s new online child safety law months before enforcement of age checks across a wide range of online services is due to kick in, the director of dig... (more story)

Chegg, Penske lean on Yelp case in bid to keep Google antitrust lawsuits alive May 04, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Online learning company Chegg and news publisher Penske Media are seeking to ensure their antitrust lawsuits don’t suffer the same fate as other publishers’ claims against Google, pointing to Yelp’s case in Ca... (more story)

Ticket buyers resist Live Nation arbitration push amid US DOJ settlement fallout April 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Samuel Rubenfeld

Consumers who bought event tickets on secondary platforms are fighting to keep their antitrust claims against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster in New York federal court, resisting the company’s push ... (more story)