Report from the Reuters In Brief – A three-judge panel of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that had fully upheld the October 2024 District Court injunction in Epic Games’ successful antitrust lawsuit against Google, halted the requirement that it implement...
Brazil Discussing Digital Platform Regulations as US Tariffs Bite
Report from the >New York Times In Brief – Amidst a tariff standoff with the Trump Administration that includes accusations from President Trump and various US conservatives that critics of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his backers in the...
Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Pause Mississippi Social Media Law
Report from the >New York Times In Brief – The Supreme Court denied an emergency request by digital company trade group NetChoice to halt a Mississippi law that requires social media platforms to verify all users’ ages, prohibits minors from creating social media...
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Maryland Digital Tax Ban on Bill Line-Item
Report from the Reuters In Brief – A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals has unanimously blocked a provision in Maryland’s landmark 2021 digital advertising services tax that barred companies from using a line-item on bills to inform...
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The European Commission Issues Temu a Digital Services Act Fine
Report from the New York Times In Brief – The European Union has fined the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu €200 million ($232 million) for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately identify and prevent the sale of illegal products on its...
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Restores Texas App Age Limit Law
Report from MediaPost In Brief – The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has cleared the way for Texas to enforce its App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) that broadly expands age verification for online apps and requires app stores such as Apple and Google to...
President Trump Issues Pared Back Executive Order on AI Security Reviews
Report from Bloomberg In Brief – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a voluntary framework to address potential new cybersecurity risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence systems. The directive reflects the administration’s...
UK CMA Orders Google to Change AI Search to Address Publisher Concerns
Report from Ars Technica In Brief – The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), under its Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) authority to regulate the most dominant online platforms, has ordered Google to make changes to its AI-powered search...
French Court Backs Tax on Online Book Shipping to Support Bookstores
Report from Reuters In Brief – France’s highest administrative court, the State Council, has rejected Amazon’s appeal against the country’s minimum shipping fee for books, upholding a €3 delivery charge on book orders under €35 imposed by the French Government in...
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