Xi, Trump sidestep chip curbs while reviving AI security talks
May 20, 2026
| MLex Staff
Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)
Meta ruling gives EU nations roadmap to tougher rules on payments for publishers
May 19, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
A ruling by the EU's top court in a case brought by Meta gives publishers stronger leverage to seek payment, data and regulator support when platforms use news content. For social media providers, it raises co... (more story)
TikTok, Snap, YouTube settle, avoid jury in addiction case brought by US schools
May 18, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo and Xu Yuan
This summer, for the first time, four social media companies were set to face a jury together over claims their intentionally addictive designs fueled a youth mental health crisis. Now, Meta Platforms will sta... (more story)
EU cookie rules need a 'new start,' not tweaks, Bavaria’s privacy watchdog says
May 13, 2026
| Matthew Newman
European regulators debating cookie rules should talk frankly about how they can be reformed to improve EU web users' lives rather than opting for technical tweaks that won’t help them, the chief privacy watch... (more story)
EU’s online content ‘trusted flaggers’ looking to new guidance to quell concerns
May 13, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Online platforms are waiting for imminent EU guidance on the Digital Services Act's mechanism for expert notifications of illegal content; it's expected to include clarification on what organizations can be ce... (more story)
X’s Grok deepfakes scandal has seen limber lawmaking eclipse regulatory response
May 11, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The scandal of X's Grok producing millions of sexualized deepfakes led to multiple probes early this year. None has concluded yet, though Brazil’s privacy regulator expects preliminary findings by June, while ... (more story)
New Mexico AG Torrez brings prosecutor's aggressiveness to Meta litigation
May 08, 2026
| Mike Swift
Not so long ago, Raúl Torrez was a New Mexico county prosecutor, focused on putting murderers and members of drug cartels behind bars. Now the state's attorney general, Torrez is arguably one of the most promi... (more story)
Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business
May 07, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," pioneering law that would inspire the word, but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of gre... (more story)