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X can rely on standard forms for copyright takedowns, Japanese court says September 04, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s largest online platforms do not necessarily have to go back to copyright complainants for more evidence before rejecting a takedown request, an Osaka court has ruled, in a decision backing X Corp.’s us... (more story)

US SEC’s Atkins, GAO clash over request to remedy factor in banks’ 2023 collapse September 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and a nonpartisan congressional watchdog butted heads over a recommendation to address the failure of three banks in the spring of 2023. The Government A... (more story)

Google escapes breakup of adtech empire but remedies ordered by US judge September 02, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Google escaped the breakup of its digital advertising technology empire Wednesday, with a US federal judge declining to order the tech giant to sell off its ad exchange but saying it must make its tools operab... (more story)

Opera fails to sway EU court over Microsoft Edge not being named a gatekeeper September 02, 2026 | Jean Comte

Microsoft's Edge web browser was rightly not brought under the scope of the EU's digital gatekeeper law, judges ruled on Wednesday, rejecting arguments by rival browser Opera. The EU's lower-tier General Court... (more story)

No outsourcing child safety to parents, UK watchdog says of Meta’s Teen Accounts September 02, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Online platforms cannot “outsource” responsibility for teen safety to parents, UK watchdog Ofcom has said, after a report found that Meta Platforms had used paid parent influencers to promote its Instagram Tee... (more story)

Southeast Asia steps up child-safety pressure amid Meta settlement September 02, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez and Roffie Kurniawan

Southeast Asian governments are stepping up pressure on technology platforms over child safety amid Meta’s landmark US settlement. Singapore is preparing mandatory age assurance and stronger safeguards for tee... (more story)

HP wins dismissal of amended US antitrust claims over printer ink cartridges September 02, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Hewlett-Packard defeated for a second time claims accusing it of trying to monopolize the market for ink cartridges compatible with HP printers, with a US federal judge granting the company's motion to dismiss... (more story)

US SEC plans overhaul of transfer agent rules to adapt to AI, crypto September 01, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed an overhaul of its transfer-agent securities infrastructure rules to keep pace with developments in cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and electronic ma... (more story)

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Meta’s US settlement fuels global push for teen safeguards September 03, 2026 | Matthew Newman, Xu Yuan, Maria Dinzeo, Madeline Hughes, Jenny Lee, James Konstantin Galvez, Roffie Kurniawan and Jet Damazo-Santos

From Seoul to Singapore and London to Brussels, Meta Platforms’ landmark settlement with 51 US jurisdictions in August has reverberated globally, prompting calls for similar child-protection requirements elsew... (more story)

Google’s US adtech win gives EU new remedy headache September 02, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Google persuaded a US judge not to break up its adtech business, putting the European Commission in an awkward position of deciding whether to settle for the same solution or push for an asset sale and risk a ... (more story)

California passes slate of bills advancing child online-safety push September 01, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

California’s child online-safety push is entering a more mature phase, as lawmakers use lessons from years of litigation and earlier legislation to tighten age-assurance rules, revive privacy protections, regu... (more story)

Does social media’s liability shield still hold after recent EU court rulings? September 01, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Recent EU court rulings are raising questions over how broadly social media platforms can still rely on liability shields for user-generated content. Russmedia, Coyote and a YouTube judgment point to greater r... (more story)

Former Meta employees who shared documents crucial to US AGs' cases August 31, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Whistleblowers who took and shared documents from Meta Platforms, as well as other former employees, were crucial to the cases brought by US attorneys general against the company.

Recent European media merger reviews show watchdogs looking beyond market power August 31, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Germany's and Belgium's first media merger reviews under, or alongside, the European Media Freedom Act show Europe beginning to develop a new approach to media ownership concentration, complementing traditiona... (more story)

TikTok, YouTube, Snap hold key to ultimate success of US states' deal with Meta August 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

YouTube, TikTok and Snap continued to stay silent Friday about whether they will agree to make teen-safety changes to their platforms in line with what Meta Platforms agreed to earlier this week as part of a $... (more story)

Meta deal bolsters UK case for social-media age controls ahead of under-16s ban August 27, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Meta Platforms' pledge of new safeguards for teen US users could bolster the UK government's case for age-based controls as it prepares to ban social media for under-16s from spring 2027. The tech giant has pr... (more story)