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Ticketmaster must be divested to remedy monopoly, states tell US court May 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Live Nation should be ordered to divest its wholly owned subsidiary Ticketmaster so that competition can be restored for primary ticketing contracts with major concert venues, 33 states and the District of Col... (more story)

Meta expert disputes New Mexico testimony on social media mental health causation May 22, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

As New Mexico's remedies bench trial against Meta Platforms continued in Santa Fe, an expert witness for Meta contested the state's argument that social media is harming the mental health of the state's teenag... (more story)

Trump order would integrate fintechs, crypto firms into US financial system May 21, 2026 | Neil Roland

President Trump issued an executive order instructing federal banking regulators to ease financial technology firms’ partnerships with banks and permit integration of digital assets into traditional financial ... (more story)

Belgium’s IPM-Rossel deal comes under new EU media-plurality review May 21, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Belgium’s planned merger of newspapers Le Soir and La Libre Belgique is facing review by an advisory body under new media plurality rules, a Belgian regulator and the EU media board said Thursday. The board is... (more story)

Meta settles school district claims ahead of US social media trial May 21, 2026 | Yuan Xu

Meta Platforms has settled claims brought by a Kentucky school district that its social media apps have caused a mental health decline in students, following similar settlements reached by Snap, TikTok and YouTube.

EU targets simpler, less fragmented rules on raw materials recycling May 21, 2026 | Louis de Briant

The European Commission is focusing its raw materials overhaul on simplifying rules for reuse and recovery. In addition, it wants to reduce fragmentation inside the EU single market, which it says is preventin... (more story)

X Corp. admits breaching Australian online safety law, fined $462,000 May 21, 2026 | Sean Maguire

X Corp. on Thursday admitted to contravening Australian online safety law in 2023 by not fully providing the country’s online-safety watchdog with information on how it was combatting child sexual-exploitation... (more story)

Meta, TikTok, Google fail to tackle scam ads despite EU law, consumer groups say (update*) May 21, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms, TikTok and Google are failing to adequately tackle fraudulent financial advertising on their platforms despite obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act, according to complaints by Europe... (more story)

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SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks May 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)

Xi, Trump sidestep chip curbs while reviving AI security talks May 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)

Meta ruling gives EU nations roadmap to tougher rules on payments for publishers May 19, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

A ruling by the EU's top court in a case brought by Meta gives publishers stronger leverage to seek payment, data and regulator support when platforms use news content. For social media providers, it raises co... (more story)

TikTok, Snap, YouTube settle, avoid jury in addiction case brought by US schools May 18, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Xu Yuan

This summer, for the first time, four social media companies were set to face a jury together over claims their intentionally addictive designs fueled a youth mental health crisis. Now, Meta Platforms will sta... (more story)

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)