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UK privacy watchdog scores appeal win in data security dispute with Currys February 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK privacy regulator is celebrating after appeal judges on Thursday backed its interpretation of data controllers' security duty under legacy data protection law in a long-running dispute with electronics ... (more story)

6G expansion beyond telecoms could shift IP filings, standards official says February 19, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

The next generation of cellular technology may herald a shift in who files for intellectual property rights as companies beyond traditional telecom operators play a larger role in shaping the standards for 6G,... (more story)

Platforms threatened with twin-track UK action on non-consensual intimate images February 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media platforms have been warned of two parallel new UK initiatives to speed up efforts to force them to do more to remove abusive content. They would face a statutory 48-hour deadline to remove non-con... (more story)

X challenges €120m Digital Services Act fine at EU court February 19, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Lewis Crofts

Social media platform X has challenged the European Commission’s €120 million fine under the EU’s Digital Services Act, filing actions before the bloc’s General Court in Luxembourg, MLex has learned. Three cas... (more story)

Cloudflare files Japan appeal brief in landmark manga-piracy case February 19, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Cloudflare said it has filed its appeal brief with Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court seeking to overturn a landmark Tokyo ruling that held the US content-delivery network liable for aiding large-scale m... (more story)

Zuckerberg confronted with Meta files on teen use in social-media trial February 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was pressed Wednesday with internal company records that plaintiffs' counsel say undercut his prior US congressional testimony about whether the company sought to maximize en... (more story)

Live Nation fails to fully evade, set for trial in US DOJ, states’ monopoly suit February 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation failed to fully fend off antitrust claims brought by the Department of Justice and several US states, with a New York federal judge ruling that fans have a triable i... (more story)

Connecticut considers legislation to restrict 'addictive' social media February 19, 2026 | Mike Swift

MLex Summary: Connecticut lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday on legislation intended to protect minors from the addictive qualities of social media platforms, with industry saying the measure, HB 5037, would v... (more story)

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US DOJ's Assefi vows to reject 'half-measures,' wants more civil antitrust cases February 18, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubts about his commitment to enfo... (more story)

At US Meta, YouTube addictive design trial, grieving parents a powerful court presence February 18, 2026 | Mike Swift

During the US addictive design trial against Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube, grieving parents who lined up as early as midnight outside the Los Angeles courthouse to get one of the precious few seats for ... (more story)

Epic, Google hit snag in plan for global app distribution antitrust resolution February 17, 2026 | Chris May, Alex Wilts and Saloni Sinha

Google and Epic Games’ struggle to sell a US federal judge on their blueprint for a global resolution of litigation challenging the tech giant’s monopoly over Android app distribution is affecting proceedings ... (more story)

Tech platforms must wait for detail on warning of new UK online safety duties February 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday morning that no platform would get “a free pass” on children’s online safety, the warning came with a promise to “go at speed.” But it’s still unclear when th... (more story)

Section 230 plays differently in parallel Calif., New Mexico social media trials February 13, 2026 | Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

Two separate trials kicked off this week against Meta Platforms in New Mexico and against Meta and YouTube in Los Angeles, with state court judges in both cases trying to navigate how Section 230 of the Commun... (more story)

Will the EU’s Chips Act 2.0 succeed after its first attempt missed the mark? February 13, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

The EU is preparing a Chips Act 2.0 after its first semiconductor push three years ago failed to deliver major investments, most prominently Intel’s canceled €30 billion project. Analysts say the original legi... (more story)

India's new IT rules put platforms on proactive AI-policing duty February 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

With just a week remaining before new rules in India take effect, online platforms are scrambling to determine whether they have sufficient time to prepare for what many view as a fundamental regulatory shift,... (more story)

Slater’s exit punches another hole in Antitrust Division organizational chart February 13, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater's departure from the US Department of Justice on Thursday ended a nearly year-long turf war and stripped the Antitrust Division down to three political appointees in the front office.