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US DOJ adds personnel, appoints new counsel, deputy AAG for litigation April 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

The US Department of Justice is making personnel changes to the Antitrust Division's senior leadership team, filling in some vacant positions following recent high-profile departures. The DOJ has appointed Ste... (more story)

Member states to give go-ahead to EU-US critical minerals strategy on Monday April 17, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

The 27 EU member states are expected to give their formal go-ahead to an EU-US critical minerals strategy, aimed at reducing dependence on China and setting price floors, next Monday, MLex has learned. The con... (more story)

UK plan to criminalize platform bosses over abusive images backed by lawmakers April 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platform operators can now expect to come under UK rules that expose senior executives to criminal liability for failing to remove non-consensual intimate images, after lawmakers backed the measure on T... (more story)

US state AGs, lawmakers pan DOJ's X post praising Live Nation verdict April 16, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

The US Justice Department praised a group of US states for their victory in a monopoly lawsuit against Live Nation, but the states aren't returning the compliment. US lawmakers and former antitrust enforcers f... (more story)

US House committee urges stricter controls to win AI chip race with China April 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Several bills pending in Congress could help the United States maintain its lead over China in building and amassing the chips undergirding advanced artificial intelligence models, a new US House committee rep... (more story)

Patents users see EU scrap LNG 'safe harbor' in antitrust tech-transfer rules (correct*) April 16, 2026 | Jean Comte

The European Commission has decided not to offer an automatic exemption from antitrust rules to licensing negotiation groups, or LNGs, in the final version of its updated guidelines on tech transfer rules publ... (more story)

Platforms need more than inference tools to detect under-13s, UK watchdogs say April 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms using age inference to remove accounts that look likely to belong to under-13s is not enough under the UK regulatory framework, the privacy and online safety watchdogs told a conference. The I... (more story)

EU’s data protection rule revamp would clarify use of pseudonymized data April 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

A revamp of the EU’s data protection rules would clarify how companies should tackle the complex use of pseudonymized data under a compromise text to be debated by European legislators, according to a document... (more story)

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Media mergers in Belgium, France expose gaps in EU plurality rules April 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

A Belgian newspaper merger and LVMH’s takeover of a magazine in France are exposing enforcement gaps under the EU's new media law, as national authorities struggle to apply its plurality test. The situation is... (more story)

Cybersecurity risks arise as EU presents age-verification app April 17, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

The EU’s age-verification app, presented this week, has already sparked cybersecurity and data protection concerns, raising questions about whether it is “technically ready,” as European Commission President U... (more story)

European consumer protection chief brings digital regulation message to Silicon Valley April 16, 2026 | Mike Swift

Michael McGrath, the European Commission’s consumer protection chief, visited Silicon Valley this week with a message: The EU’s planned Digital Fairness Act, set to be proposed by the end of this year, is not ... (more story)

EU’s age-verification app raises questions over enforcement, policy direction April 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Online platforms on Wednesday saw the European Commission positioning its age-verification app as a key tool to protect children online, but major questions remain. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sa... (more story)

EU’s China outreach needs common approach to platforms, lawmaker says April 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Oscar Pandiello

The EU’s effort to rebuild ties with China may be starting to work, French lawmaker Stéphanie Yon-Courtin said after taking part in the European Parliament’s first visit to the country in eight years. But any ... (more story)

Roblox begins requiring age verification amid increasing pressure over safety April 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Roblox is rolling out a new set of content controls using age verification as tech companies are facing increasing pressure to make platforms safer for children.

Hungary's Indamedia–Ringier media deal tests new EU pluralism oversight April 10, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Hungarian media group Indamedia’s takeover of Ringier has prompted the first opinion by a new EU media board, using its own-initiative review powers ahead of April 12 elections. The board flagged risks to medi... (more story)

Singapore heat on TikTok, X shows online safety scrutiny going global April 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Enforcement of TikTok and X by a Singapore regulator over failures to curb terrorism and child sexual abuse content, respectively, adds to efforts by regulators around the world to confront similar risks. In t... (more story)