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TikTok, LinkedIn face Irish Digital Services Act probes over reporting tools (update*) December 02, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Social-media platforms TikTok and LinkedIn are being probed in Ireland over their reporting mechanisms under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The Irish media regulator said on Tuesday that it has opened two inve... (more story)

China maps out tougher personal-data protections, more efficient cross-border regime December 02, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s internet authority plans to strengthen efforts to protect personal information and improve cross-border data-transfer management under its 2026-2030 work plan, a senior official said. The regulator wil... (more story)

US judge reluctant to issue protective order against Meta whistleblower December 02, 2025 | Xu Yuan

A US federal judge is unlikely to issue a protective order sought by Meta Platforms that would allow the company to instruct a whistleblower not to give testimony that Meta considered was protected by legal pr... (more story)

US appeals court correctly found for NTE in Duke Energy suit, DOJ tells Supreme Court December 02, 2025 | Clayton Vickers and Khushita Vasant

Duke Energy’s conduct could be found to be anticompetitive by a reasonable jury, the Department of Justice told the US Supreme Court Monday while backing an appeals court summary judgment decision favoring NTE... (more story)

Copyright-AI vote delayed to January in EU Parliament committee December 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

A deal on the European Parliament’s position on AI copyright rules has been postponed to the end of January, as lawmakers continue to debate how creators should be compensated when their content is used to train AI.

China prepares stopgap AI rulebook amid caution over broad legislation December 01, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s internet authorities are weighing a stopgap AI rulebook while a full law remains on hold, MLex has learned. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top internet regulator, is spearheading... (more story)

Coupang faces record South Korea data breach as 33.7 million accounts exposed December 01, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Coupang is facing one of South Korea’s largest corporate data breaches on record after acknowledging over the weekend that a security incident it initially pegged at 4,500 users actually compromised personal i... (more story)

UK telecom price rules face review as regulator pressed on mid-contract hikes November 27, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK telecom price rules introduced in January could be revisited after ministers asked the communications regulator to review how transparency duties are working and whether the 30-day notice period gives custo... (more story)

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Litigation funders set to dodge EU-wide regulatory action — for now December 02, 2025 | Jean Comte

Investment funds engaging in for-profit support of court cases aren't likely to see any EU-wide regulatory action in the short term. The European Commission appears to see no reason to intervene, and for now i... (more story)

To bridge IP divide, WIPO board of judges plan agenda to aid developing jurisdictions November 27, 2025 | Freny Patel

Underscoring the World Intellectual Property Organization Advisory Board of Judges’ mission to bridge the gap between highly advanced IP jurisdictions and those that need support, the board is finalizing a two... (more story)

Platforms face shaming threat as UK online safety watchdog's latest gambit November 25, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Online platforms offering services in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act will face accountability efforts by the regulator in the hope they will adhere to new voluntary guidance on protecting women and girls ... (more story)

EU plans for digital rules dominate key data protection conference agenda November 21, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Sara Brandstätter

Immediate questions about the European Commission's plans to revise its digital laws to make them simpler and cut red tape dominated a key annual Brussels gathering of data protection professionals. But while ... (more story)

EU's revised personal data definition sparks debate over GDPR enforcement November 19, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Sara Brandstätter

EU regulators’ proposal to change the definition of personal data in the bloc’s landmark privacy law isn’t just raising hackles with privacy activists for undermining privacy protection; it’s also underscoring... (more story)

Is the UK’s AI training and copyright regime suffering a conceptual crisis? November 18, 2025 | Frank Hersey

A recent ruling in a case by Getty Images against Stability AI has provided some clarification on how the UK copyright regime handles AI training, the models and their output. But it also highlighted problems ... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog raises concerns over resources for expanded cyber remit November 18, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s privacy regulator has been raising internal concerns about the legal resources needed to deliver broader cybersecurity enforcement, documents obtained by MLex show. The records, which cover 2021-2024,... (more story)

India forces Big Tech to treat under-18s as minors in privacy rules November 18, 2025 | Freny Patel

India has significantly changed data-protection rules, defining anyone under 18 as a child. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which was put into effect by the subsequent rules released last Frida... (more story)