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Singapore, Ireland data protection regulators grapple with digital sovereignty
As countries embrace the concept of digital sovereignty—the political view that a nation or region should control its entire digital stack—data protection authoriti... (more story)
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US state AGs take on national cases with growing legal firepower
US state attorneys general are rapidly expanding their role as de facto national enforcers, stepping into cases and policy fights that federal agencies are no longe... (more story)
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Snap fails to halt Utah enforcement over online children safety
Snap failed to stop an enforcement action brought by Utah over the company's alleged failure to protect children online, as a US federal judge dismissed its lawsuit... (more story)
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An umbrella group of EU data protection authorities will release guidelines on anonymization — a key concept on how the bloc’s data protection rules are applied to personal data — by the summer, the group’s ch... (more story)
UK adults are increasingly using AI tools in everyday life, with some turning to chatbots for advice and conversation, research by the media regulator Ofcom shows. The study comes as the UK examines how to reg... (more story)
The EU and US administrations are discussing how to establish a formal dialogue where contentious digital policies will be “clarified.” But officials have stressed it will be a forum to promote cooperation rat... (more story)
Service providers are expected to adopt a risk-based approach to age assurance under Australia’s draft children’s privacy code, using less intrusive methods where privacy risks are low and stronger measures wh... (more story)
Regulators should decide how platforms can use virtual private networks, or VPNs, for age checks, rather than banning their use, an official at London-based digital identity company Yoti has said. Regulators s... (more story)
The EU Digital Markets Act — and the fines imposed on US companies under it — represents the “biggest single source of friction” between the EU and the US, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth J... (more story)
Big Tech could face overlapping compliance obligations under the EU’s digital services law and the proposed child sexual abuse content rules as lawmakers seek to align parallel systems for assessing and mitiga... (more story)
South Korea moved on Wednesday to contain the implications of Washington’s latest assessment of its regulatory landscape, after a US trade report cast a growing range of the country’s digital and data-related ... (more story)
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Europe's national regulators are playing an increasingly prominent role in enforcing the EU’s digital services rules for large platforms alongside the European Commission. Recent cases involving X’s Grok, Snap... (more story)
Major online platforms saw UK lawmakers leave a growing standoff over child safety unresolved as they began their Easter break. The House of Lords this week renewed a push for an under-16 ban on social media, ... (more story)
A New Mexico jury’s quick, decisive verdict in the state’s lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the company harmed children, shows the strength of laws barring unfair and deceptive practices.
Brazil’s goal to attract foreign investment for establishing data centers runs into the same lack of socio-environmental safeguards presented in recently expired interim relief, critics of the project told MLe... (more story)
A California jury found Meta Platforms and YouTube liable for harms tied to the design of their platforms, a ruling that, despite modest damages, is adding momentum to a growing wave of litigation and renewed ... (more story)
With social media addiction in the headlines after juries in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, found Meta Platforms and Google liable for harming users, members of Congress are continuing their calls for r... (more story)
US state attorneys general are rapidly expanding their role as de facto national enforcers, stepping into cases and policy fights that federal agencies are no longer pursuing. With federal enforcement capacity... (more story)
Social-media company X is due to see a high-profile Dutch court ruling on Thursday in litigation over its chatbot Grok's use of AI to generate and distribute sexually explicit imagery, including non-consensual... (more story)