YouTube calls safety ‘top priority’ after study into child eating-disorder content
July 14, 2026
| Imogen Howse
YouTube has said users' safety is its “top priority” after a study found that the video-sharing platform continues to recommend eating disorder content to children despite increased EU and UK regulatory scruti... (more story)
Google antitrust remedy committee struggling to staff up, US judge says
July 14, 2026
| Chris May
Google and a US Department of Justice-led coalition on Tuesday confronted fresh issues that are delaying the work of a committee tasked with overseeing fixes to the company’s monopolistic conduct in search and... (more story)
X's plan for remedying EU digital law breaches after fine set to be approved
July 14, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
X is set to receive the approval of the European Commission for its plan to respond to a fine for breaking the EU's digital services law, allowing the company to avoid penalty payments while it implements its ... (more story)
Bayer asks US court to dismiss Latham's claims over seed market monopoly
July 14, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Bayer CropScience has asked a US federal court to dismiss Latham Quality's antitrust claims accusing it of unlawfully monopolizing the seed market on grounds that the complaint relies on impermissible group pl... (more story)
EU social media age curbs to be proposed after summer, Von der Leyen says
July 13, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Social media and other digital platforms operating in the EU are to face new child-access restrictions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, with a proposal to be presented after ... (more story)
US DOJ's Mimi Vishio to leave Antitrust Division
July 10, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Mimi Vishio, the acting director of civil enforcement at the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is leaving the agency, MLex has learned, marking yet another high-profile departure in recent months.
Big social media firms would have to give users more feed control under UK plans
July 10, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, X and other platforms listed on the top tier of a new UK online safety register would need to give users a chance to filter out harmful but legal content on their feeds under plans p... (more story)
Uber Eats, Airbnb face UK online safety duties, Wikipedia avoids top tier
July 10, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Uber Eats, Airbnb, Quora and ChatGPT Search are among the less expected services to face additional UK online safety duties, sector regulator Ofcom's long-awaited first categorization register shows. Facebook,... (more story)