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As UK cyber bill faces scrutiny, tech regulators set out reporting priorities February 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK cybersecurity rules for digital infrastructure and essential services are being scrutinized this week by lawmakers examining how an expanded regulatory regime would affect companies under the Cyber Security... (more story)

China tightens algorithm oversight of lifestyle platforms with new push February 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Lifestyle platforms in China are bracing for heightened oversight of the algorithms they deploy, as authorities move to strengthen protections for gig workers and the broader public. At a recent meeting attend... (more story)

DSA fine on Musk's X highlights EU censorship, US House Republicans say February 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The EU’s Digital Services Act application to X was a primary example of how the bloc is censoring Americans, Republican representatives said in a hearing held by the US House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

NetChoice US challenge to Tennessee, Ohio laws cites 2005 ruling on video games February 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral argument Wednesday in parallel cases in which the states of Ohio and Tennessee are seeking to assert laws that limit social media access to minors, trig... (more story)

US lawmakers use Section 230 anniversary to push for its repeal February 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act turns 30 this week, and US lawmakers used the anniversary to press for new legislation that would sunset the Big Tech liability shield within two years.

US announces preferential trade zone around critical minerals February 04, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker, Bradley Dress

The Trump administration Wednesday announced a preferential trade zone around critical minerals as the US accelerates efforts to diversify supply chains and shore up domestic production of resources key to pro... (more story)

Lawmakers call on UK tech minister to introduce AI legislation February 04, 2026 | Frank Hersey

A cross-party group of lawmakers have written to technology minister Liz Kendall calling on her to introduce AI legislation to prevent another situation similar to Grok producing sexualized images on the X pla... (more story)

UK lawmakers to consider ban on smartphones in schools, govt opposes measure February 04, 2026 | Frank Hersey

UK lawmakers are set to consider whether to introduce a ban on smartphones in English schools after the upper house of parliament voted to include the measure in draft legislation to protect children's wellbei... (more story)

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Video games become the next frontier in US addictive design litigation February 05, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Addictive-design claims are spreading beyond social media, with plaintiffs now pressing the theory against video game makers in federal court.

Legal fight over Ofcom's transparency adds strain to UK online safety rollout February 04, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

A legal challenge over UK regulator Ofcom's refusal to disclose information about engagement with tech companies adds pressure as it implements the Online Safety Act. Brought by campaign group Clean Up The Int... (more story)

Roblox, Discord, Snap, Meta face sprawling US litigation claiming child sexual assault February 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Roblox, Discord, Snap and Meta Platforms are facing new multidistrict litigation alleging they facilitated sexual predators' assaults against children on their platforms. That litigation, the In Re: Roblox Cor... (more story)

Trump-Biden split on US noncompete enforcement offers deterrence test January 31, 2026 | Chris May

US Federal Trade Commission antitrust enforcers across the Biden and Trump administrations agree that employers’ pervasive use of unlawful restrictions on labor mobility are causing harm to workers, competitio... (more story)

Pornhub says it will lock UK users out, but is there more than meets the eye? January 30, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Pornhub operator Aylo this week made perhaps the loudest cry yet for a shift in the UK to age checks for adult content to be handled at the device level, not by online platforms themselves. It won't have falle... (more story)

Text of EU's X decision sheds light on ‘rigid’ evidence rules in DSA probes January 30, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Nicholas Hirst

The text of the EU decision that saw Elon Musk’s X platform fined €120 million under the Digital Services Act sheds rare light on the European Commission’s data room and evidence-access rules, which X argues u... (more story)

UK political tilt toward social-media ban reframes debate over platform harms January 28, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The online safety debate in the UK is shifting from regulating platforms to proposals for banning under-16s from social media after lawmakers backed an amendment proposing a ban. But new data on harms linked t... (more story)

One year in, Trump FTC focused on kids privacy, light-touch AI rules January 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

One year into US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson’s leadership of the “Trump-Vance FTC," the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s regulatory philosophy on data privacy and artificial intelligence i... (more story)