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Global privacy regulators handed out over $18 billion in fines over last decade
The cost of data privacy violations for the largest companies that trade in personal data continues to escalate, with the world's privacy regulators handing out mor... (more story)
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Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica asked about EU Digital Network Act options
Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Telefónica were today asked to comment on how European regulators may regulate the telecom sector, after the European Commission publis... (more story)
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UK data reform bill facing collapse risk over lawmakers' AI copyright challenge
The UK’s data reform bill faces increasing risk of collapse after lawmakers last night again pushed forward an amendment to include in it protections for rights hol... (more story)
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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 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)
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)
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 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 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 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 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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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)
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)
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)
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'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)
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)
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)
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)