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New Mexico lays out remedy trial case for Meta age-verification, compliance monitor May 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

Lawyers for New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez told a judge Tuesday that Meta Platforms should be required to enable age-verification measures with 99 percent accuracy to keep children under age 13 off it... (more story)

US eyes complete critical minerals shift from China, administration official says May 05, 2026 | Bradley Dress

A top US official said Tuesday the Trump administration is seeking to reshore as much of the supply chain for critical minerals back to the country as possible as Washington eyes independence from China on the resources. 

Indamedia-Ringier media merger faces Hungary probe after EU opinion May 05, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Indamedia’s acquisition of Ringier Hungary has come under investigation after the Hungarian competition authority opened a post-closing review, citing new information on the deal. The move follows criticism fr... (more story)

EU digital services law revision of could include evidence access, official says May 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online platforms and search engines under investigation for breaching the EU’s digital services law could see changes to evidence-handling procedures as part of a wider evaluation of the rules, a senior Europe... (more story)

Meta under two Irish DSA probes over recommenders, interface design (*update) May 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms is facing twin investigations by Ireland's media regulator into its Facebook and Instagram platforms under the EU’s Digital Services Act, focusing on recommender systems and interface design. Th... (more story)

EU AI law amendments to be discussed as deadline looms for high-risk AI systems May 05, 2026 | Matthew Newman

EU policy makers are due to discuss legislative amendments to the bloc's landmark AI law on Wednesday in a bid to find an agreement on how to reform the way the legislation applies to products already regulate... (more story)

Video platforms, broadcasters tell EU audiovisual rules need stronger enforcement May 05, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Video sharing platforms, broadcasters, production companies, and NGOs have told the European Commission that the EU's audiovisual sector rules need to be enforced more strongly but were divided over whether th... (more story)

Meta, New Mexico start remedy trial phase with $3.7bn, platform changes at stake May 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

Meta Platforms and lawyers for the New Mexico attorney general's office on Monday began a three-week remedies trial, the second phase of a milestone trial whose first phase ended with a jury finding that Meta ... (more story)

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Tech firms adapting before Brazil's new child safety rules start, official says May 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech platforms and retailers have started adjusting to Brazil’s new online child safety law months before enforcement of age checks across a wide range of online services is due to kick in, the director of dig... (more story)

Chegg, Penske lean on Yelp case in bid to keep Google antitrust lawsuits alive May 04, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Online learning company Chegg and news publisher Penske Media are seeking to ensure their antitrust lawsuits don’t suffer the same fate as other publishers’ claims against Google, pointing to Yelp’s case in Ca... (more story)

Ticket buyers resist Live Nation arbitration push amid US DOJ settlement fallout April 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Samuel Rubenfeld

Consumers who bought event tickets on secondary platforms are fighting to keep their antitrust claims against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster in New York federal court, resisting the company’s push ... (more story)

Doubts still linger over UK bill that sets social media curbs for children April 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK lawmakers have approved a bill that commits the government to impose “some form” of social media restrictions on under-16s, but leaves key details unresolved. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has c... (more story)

Scams should be priority in EU platform probes, Austrian digital regulator says (update*) April 28, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online scams should be a central focus of EU probes under the Digital Services Act, Susanne Lackner, the head of Austria’s Digital Services Coordinator, told MLex in an interview. She also said that while the ... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog faces questions over late disclosure of chief stepping away April 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's chief privacy regulator said on Saturday that he was stepping back amid an HR investigation, but it emerged almost immediately that John Edwards actually stepped back two months ago. Legal experts say... (more story)

US push to create AI, tech supply chains faces big hurdles April 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a major new initiative to create an alternative system for emerging technologies and an export program for artificial intelligence materials, but both efforts w... (more story)

Antitrust attorneys opting for state AG work over FTC, DOJ, private bar April 24, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Antitrust attorneys have been leaving the US Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice to take jobs with state attorneys general, lured by a jump in hiring, greater responsibility, more geographic ... (more story)