Technology

New Mexico won't shy away from trial against tech companies because "there is value in a full public airing of these types of claims and of the conduct that's at issue," state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Thursday.

Online Q&A forum Quora has been removed from the UK Online Safety Act category that carries the highest regulatory burden. The platform was previously designated by watchdog Ofcom as a Category 1 service but i... (more story)

An EU proposal for US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft to use “voluntary conciliation” in disputes over telecom network fees is unlikely to be used in practice, a key EU lawmaker said ... (more story)

Reddit’s challenge to Australia’s under-16 social media ban should be rejected despite uncertainty about the evidence linking social media use to harm, the government has told the country’s top court. In a rec... (more story)

Chegg's and Penske Media Corp.'s separate antitrust lawsuits alleging that Google used its search monopoly to coerce online publishers into providing cost-free content were dismissed Wednesday by a Washington,... (more story)

Pornography provider First Time Videos has paid an £80,000 fine and blocked access for UK users after online safety regulator Ofcom found it had breached its Online Safety Act duty to use highly effective age ... (more story)

The UK state has been “far too small and far too timid” when it comes to protecting women and children online, the country's culture and media minister has said. Her remarks at the governing Labour party's ann... (more story)

After nine video-games companies came under EU consumer scrutiny over in-game currencies, industry groups said they remained at odds with authorities over how the currencies should be classified. The dispute c... (more story)