Report from EU Today In Brief – Italy’s competition authority has announced an investigation into whether Apple is complying with interoperability requirements of Article 6 the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking the national regulator’s first probe under the...
Coupang Issued Record $410 Million Data Breach Fine in South Korea
Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the country’s data protection authority, has imposed a record 624.7 billion won ($410 million) fine on ecommerce giant Coupang, often referred to as Korea’s...
Florida Sues TikTok Under Law Regulating Social Media for Young Teens
Report from Politico In Brief – Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier (R), who has staked out a reputation as an aggressive conservative critic of digital platforms, has sued TikTok alleging that the platform deceived parents, exposed minors to harmful content,...
Ohio Court Rejects Argument that Google Search is a Common Carrier
Report from MediaPost In Brief – An Ohio appeals court has thoroughly rejected former Ohio Attorney General David Yost’s effort to revive a lawsuit seeking to classify Google as a common carrier and subject its search engine to state regulation. The case, initiated in...
UK Announces Plan for Social Media Age Limit and Restrictions
Report from Reuters In Brief – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 16 and impose new restrictions on gaming and livestreaming platforms, which could include overnight curfews and restrictions on infinite...
Illinois Legislature Includes a Social Media Tax in Its FY 2027 Budget
Report from the New York Times In Brief – European Union regulators forcefully rejected Apple’s claim that Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules are responsible for the company delaying the launch of its upgraded Siri AI assistant in Europe. Apple claimed that Commission...
Canadian Government Proposes Regulating Social Media and Chatbots
Report from Reuters In Brief – Canada has introduced a sweeping Safe Social Media Act that aims to protect children under 16 from online harms by setting an age limit for social media and creating a digital regulator to establish and enforce safety standings for...
Apple and EU Commission Argue Over Why Siri AI Won’t Roll Out in Europe
Report from the New York Times In Brief – European Union regulators forcefully rejected Apple’s claim that Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules are responsible for the company delaying the launch of its upgraded Siri AI assistant in Europe. Apple claimed that Commission...
New York Legislature Passes Bill Banning Data-Informed Pricing
Report from Gothamist In Brief – The New York state legislature has passed a bill to prohibit most businesses from using consumers’ personal data to set individualized prices, a long-standing practice in ecommerce that critics call “surveillance pricing.” Backers say...
Bipartisan AI Bill in US House Gets Chilly Reception from Both Sides
Report from Politico In Brief – A bipartisan proposal from Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) to establish a comprehensive federal framework for AI regulation was met by significant resistance on both sides of the partisan divide, illustrating the major...
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SpaceXAI Fails to Block Minnesota Law Banning “Nudification” Apps
Report from Politico In Brief – Federal Judge Donovan Frank rejected SpaceXAI’s effort to block Minnesota’s law banning the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images while the company challenges the measure. Frank said the company, then xAI, waited too long to...
Australia Digital Duty of Care Law to Require Algorithm Choice
Report from ABC News Australia In Brief – The Australian Government has released draft legislation to add a Digital Duty of Care to the Online Safety Act of 2021. A key provision is the “My Feed, My Way” initiative requiring social media platforms to give all users a...
Google Updates Gmail Spam Filters for Political Fundraising
Report from Campaigns & Elections In Brief – Google has put in place a Gmail policy that will make it somewhat easier for political campaigns and committees to reach personal Gmail inboxes by allowing eligible political entities to become “verified senders,” bypassing...
European Commission Proposes Age-Based Social Media and Chatbot Rules
Report from the Financial Times In Brief – European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for an EU KIDS Act to create age-based rules limiting minors’ access to social media, AI chatbots and companions, online game and video-sharing platforms,...
X Loses Challenge to NY Law for Disclosure of Content Moderation Practices
Report from Reuters In Brief – US District Judge John Cronan in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X’s that sought to invalidate a 2024 New York law requiring large social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism,...
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