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Plaintiff's addiction expert faces Meta cross-examination in social media trial February 13, 2026 | Mike Swift

Stanford University addiction psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke implicated nine platform features on Instagram and YouTube as potentially addictive for young users during an addictive design trial against social me... (more story)

Assefi reshuffles US DOJ antitrust jobs, vows to carry on Slater’s agenda February 13, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Omeed Assefi, the new acting chief of the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, told staff Friday he will continue the enforcement agenda of former boss Gail Slater while he redistributed civil and cr... (more story)

UK legal challenge over Ofcom’s transparency widens ahead of hearing February 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK online safety regulator should face an expanded legal challenge over its transparency practices as campaign group Movement for an Open Web has applied to join a court case questioning Ofcom’s refusals t... (more story)

ByteDance faces Japan scrutiny over AI clips using copyrighted characters February 13, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Japan’s government has directed Chinese tech company ByteDance to act on illegal content made and distributed on its platforms that appears to contain copyrighted material from Japanese creators, Economic Secu... (more story)

Ex-DOJ official urges merits-first strategy for US merger reviews February 13, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A former top US Department of Justice antitrust official said Thursday that merging companies must prioritize winning deal approval “on the merits,” warning that lobbying won’t rescue a weak case.

Intel's restrictive India warranty policy draws antitrust fine February 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

Intel Corporation has been fined around $3 million by India's antitrust watchdog for abusing its dominance through an India-specific warranty policy that restricted parallel imports, limited consumer choice an... (more story)

YouTube election ad spending in Japan draws calls for tighter regulation February 12, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

YouTube advertising during Japan’s recent election cycle drew calls for regulation from an influential minority party leader, who said the deep-pocketed ruling party benefited from an unfair — even unconstitut... (more story)

Instagram chief defends youth protections in California addictive-design trial February 11, 2026 | Mike Swift

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testified for over five hours in a Los Angeles trial Wednesday over alleged addictive social media design, facing tough questions about whether Meta prioritized growth over youth s... (more story)

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Section 230 plays differently in parallel California, 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.

Trump administration’s antitrust agenda becomes clearer with Slater’s exit February 13, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Claude Marx

The appointment of Gail Slater last year to lead antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice was seen as an expression of philosophical continuity with past administrations. Her ouster Thursday — aft... (more story)

X filed mainly self-declarations with Brazilian authorities in Grok AI nude probes February 12, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The investigations into the misuse of the AI chatbot Grok to generate non-consensual, sexualized content involving women and children revealed Brazilian authorities’ frustration over the lack of evidence in th... (more story)

Canada, EU electric car resets with China highlight US struggles February 12, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Canada’s recent trade deal with China and a new EU rule mark a new turn in the electric vehicle market and reflect a broader shift toward sustainable Chinese cars — over the concerns of the US. 

Slater's departure ends turbulent tenure as DOJ antitrust chief February 12, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, announced on Thursday that she is leaving the agency less than one year into her turbulent tenure and three days after one of her top deputies unex... (more story)