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YouTube calls safety ‘top priority’ after study into child eating-disorder content July 14, 2026 | Imogen Howse

YouTube has said users' safety is its “top priority” after a study found that the video-sharing platform continues to recommend eating disorder content to children despite increased EU and UK regulatory scruti... (more story)

Google antitrust remedy committee struggling to staff up, US judge says July 14, 2026 | Chris May

Google and a US Department of Justice-led coalition on Tuesday confronted fresh issues that are delaying the work of a committee tasked with overseeing fixes to the company’s monopolistic conduct in search and... (more story)

X's plan for remedying EU digital law breaches after fine set to be approved July 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

X is set to receive the approval of the European Commission for its plan to respond to a fine for breaking the EU's digital services law, allowing the company to avoid penalty payments while it implements its ... (more story)

Bayer asks US court to dismiss Latham's claims over seed market monopoly July 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Bayer CropScience has asked a US federal court to dismiss Latham Quality's antitrust claims accusing it of unlawfully monopolizing the seed market on grounds that the complaint relies on impermissible group pl... (more story)

EU social media age curbs to be proposed after summer, Von der Leyen says July 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media and other digital platforms operating in the EU are to face new child-access restrictions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, with a proposal to be presented after ... (more story)

US DOJ's Mimi Vishio to leave Antitrust Division July 10, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Mimi Vishio, the acting director of civil enforcement at the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is leaving the agency, MLex has learned, marking yet another high-profile departure in recent months.

Big social media firms would have to give users more feed control under UK plans July 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, X and other platforms listed on the top tier of a new UK online safety register would need to give users a chance to filter out harmful but legal content on their feeds under plans p... (more story)

Uber Eats, Airbnb face UK online safety duties, Wikipedia avoids top tier July 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Uber Eats, Airbnb, Quora and ChatGPT Search are among the less expected services to face additional UK online safety duties, sector regulator Ofcom's long-awaited first categorization register shows. Facebook,... (more story)

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UK social media ban risks stop-start regulation, former ICO deputy says July 14, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Social media platforms could face a stop-start UK regulatory regime unless the planned under-16s ban is aligned with the Online Safety Act, the former Deputy Information Commissioner told MLex. Steve Wood said... (more story)

Epic, Google return to US court as economist questions revised Play injunction July 14, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Google and Epic Games will return to US court Thursday for another attempt to secure approval of a settlement in their long-running antitrust dispute over the Play Store. But concerns from a court-appointed ec... (more story)

Broad range of digital services to face EU under-13 access curbs, design rules July 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media platforms aren’t the only services likely to be covered by future EU rules to better protect young users. Instead, the EU is looking at a broader approach than Australia’s first-of-its-kind social... (more story)

Brazil's ex-ante digital markets draft bill faces pushback July 10, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian government's effort to establish a new regulatory framework for digital markets is facing renewed pushback after changes were introduced in a draft bill that's ready for a floor vote.  A rival di... (more story)

Lowered Meta abatement request from New Mexico seeks $953 million; judge eyes remedies July 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

As New Mexico Judge Bryan Biedscheid considers remedies against Meta Platforms following a state trial, Attorney General Raul Torrez significantly reduced the monetary amount the state is seeking for abatement... (more story)

Direction of EU social media curbs debate to be clarified with experts’ report July 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Political debate in the EU over social media bans is unlikely to be answered with a simple yes or no when an expert panel report drops on Monday. Wider discussions around child safety online — and a recent Ger... (more story)

Meta's French antitrust order aims to plug regulatory gap over media content use July 10, 2026 | Jean Comte

A French regulatory order for Meta Platforms to negotiate fresh terms with media outlets for using their content promises to help settle a dispute over remuneration and ease the sector's concerns about lost re... (more story)

Malaysia, Singapore recast sovereign AI around policy choices July 08, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Malaysia’s and Singapore's national strategies suggest that, for smaller economies, sovereign AI is becoming less about technological self-sufficiency than about combining targeted domestic capabilities with g... (more story)