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Bellwether trial cases selected in US social media addiction litigation June 13, 2025 | Xu Yuan

A pool of eleven school district and personal injury lawsuits filed against the biggest social media companies including Meta Platforms, Google and ByteDance have been selected for trial in a large-scale US li... (more story)

Google backs EU age-verification plans, countering Meta’s app-store lobbying June 13, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Google today publicly backed the EU’s “risk-based” approach to online age verification, including development of an EU-wide system and child-protection guidelines for online platforms covered by the Digital Se... (more story)

Tech companies ready to consult on Australia's under-16 social-media ban June 13, 2025 | James Panichi

Fifty tech-industry representatives have put their names forward to be part of a panel tasked with advising Australia’s online-safety regulator on defining the “reasonable steps” social-media companies must ta... (more story)

Platforms should expect further UK online safety proposals, tech minister says June 12, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Digital platforms should expect proposals for new UK online safety measures that go beyond current legislation, technology minister Peter Kyle said today. A package of proposals "in the not too distant future"... (more story)

Amazon urges EU judges to scrap 'arbitrary' Digital Services Act designation (update*) June 12, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Amazon called on EU judges today to annul the designation of its online marketplace as a “very large online platform” under the EU's Digital Services Act, arguing that it doesn't pose any systemic risk to its ... (more story)

TikTok's 'well-known' trademark bid rejected in India, as court cites ban, China link June 12, 2025 | Freny Patel

TikTok's bid for a "well-known" trademark status in India has been rejected by a local court, citing the Indian government's ban on the platform and concerns regarding its ties to China. The Bombay High Court ... (more story)

Meta, TikTok ask EU court to annul 'unfair' DSA supervisory fees (update*) June 11, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms and ByteDance’s TikTok called on EU judges today to annul fees imposed by the European Commission for supervision of their compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act. They argued that the EU ... (more story)

Tech companies to discuss data-retention impact assessment on June 25 June 11, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

Tech companies and Internet service providers will take part in workshop this month on strategies for possible legislation on the retention of metadata for law-enforcement purposes, MLex has learned. The works... (more story)

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Crypto industry risks chill from UK overregulation, sterling stablecoin chief says (update*) June 12, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

A cautious approach to cryptoassets by the UK financial services regulator risks holding back the sector's potential in Britain, although there is no lack of buzz about the industry in London, according to the... (more story)

US FTC 'Attention Economy' conference carries kids' privacy warnings for tech industry June 10, 2025 | Mike Swift

An ambitious, young, conservative leadership at the US Federal Trade Commission — many of them now parents who grew up as digital natives in the 2000s — appear to have the means and the determination to police... (more story)

US authorities take keen interest in Brazil social media dispute June 06, 2025 | Henrique Santiago, Madeline Hughes

Political figures in Brazil and the United States have been paying close attention to actions taken against Big Tech in Brazil. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, known for his combative stance toward ... (more story)

US state bills targeting rent-setting algorithms seeing mixed results June 05, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A cluster of US state bills aimed at blocking the use of algorithmic rent-setting tools is seeing mixed outcomes this year — from a breakthrough in Connecticut to a dead end in Colorado — even as a proposed ba... (more story)

With Amazon 'dark patterns' trial looming, US FTC wins right to depose UX employees May 28, 2025 | Mike Swift

With Amazon's trial against the US Federal Trade Commission over whether it used "dark patterns" deceptive design to manipulate consumers to subscribe to its Prime service just four months away, the FTC has wo... (more story)

New EU e-commerce roadmap adds tools, but no fix for ‘parcel tsunami’ May 23, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

The new EU proposal for a 2-euro handling fee on low-value parcels, alongside plans to remove the current duty-free threshold for small shipments, aims to ease pressure on national customs and boost oversight ... (more story)

Why Australia's online-safety watchdog must win X, Telegram lawsuits May 23, 2025 | James Panichi

Telegram Messenger and X have both launched lawsuits targeting Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant over her attempts to hold Big Tech responsible for illegal material their users may send. Both l... (more story)

Why opposition to New Zealand’s under-16 social-media ban is brewing May 23, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

New Zealand appears set to follow Australia down the path of legislating a social-media ban for children under 16 years of age. While there appears to be broad — but not unanimous — popular and political suppo... (more story)