Report from the Financial Times In Brief – The European Commission is examining a plan to impose a big annual lump-sum levy on the largest, most profitable companies operating in Europe as a way to tax the US-based tech giants without imposing a direct tax on just...
Clearview AI’s Privacy Law Battle with the UK ICO Continues
Report from PPC Land In Brief – Clearview AI, the small US company that built a facial recognition database using images collected online, argued to the Court of Appeal in London that the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) lacks authority to enforce data...
Retailers Try to Revive Challenge to NY Algorithmic Pricing Labeling Mandate
Report from Courthouse News In Brief – The National Retail Federation is urging the Federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals to revive its lawsuit challenging a New York law requiring retailers using customers’ personal data to set individual prices to display an...
Norway’s 16-Year-Old Digital Age Limit Will Extend Beyond Social Media
Report from The Local Norway In Brief – Norway’s Minister of Children and Families says that the country’s planned social media ban for children under 16 will target “harmful platforms” beyond social media, including messaging platforms like Snapchat and gaming...
Australian Government Introduces Its Digital Duty of Care Legislation
Report from the Digital Watch In Brief – Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 has been introduced in the House of Representatives by the Albanese Government. The bill proposes requiring digital services to maintain a safe environment,...
UK to Designate Microsoft Business Software with Strategic Market Status
Report from Reuters In Brief – Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed designating Microsoft’s business software operations with “strategic market status" (SMS) to allow the regulator to apply new digital competition rules to products such as...
Georgia Can Begin Enforcing Law Limiting Social Media for Teens
Report from Courthouse News In Brief – A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing Georgia to enforce its law restricting the ability of minors under age 16 to create social media accounts, ruling that tech group NetChoice failed to...
Ninth Circuit Panel Rules That Code Developed by Generative AI Is Not a Copy
Report from Reuters In Brief – The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2024 ruling favoring AI developers in a lawsuit brought by computer coders alleging that OpenAI’s Codex and Microsoft’s Copilot violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by...
Meta Fined $25 Billion for Privacy Violations in New Mexico (Billion with a B)
Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found that the company violated state consumer protection law by misleading users about its data-privacy practices. The jury ruled that Meta...
Turkey Bans Social Media for Teens Under 15
Report from Politico In Brief – Turkey has banned social media access for children under 15, with the law taking effect November 1st following its passage by Parliament in April. Social media platforms must implement “necessary technical and administrative measures,...
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Snap Settles Latest Social Media Addiction Teen Bellwether Lawsuit
Report from The Hill In Brief – Snapchat has settled claims from two teen plaintiffs alleging that the platform was intentionally designed to be addictive to young users, ending a high-profile Los Angeles trial two days before opening arguments. The plaintiffs, from...
EU Commission Wants Frontex to Monitor Online Immigration Content
Report from The Next Web In Brief – The European Commission has proposed giving Frontex, the EU’s border agency, authority to monitor social media posts about migration and flag problematic content. The proposal, included in a broader Frontex overhaul, would establish...
DC Attorney General Joins Thirteen States Suing TikTok Over Safety
Report from Fox 5 In Brief – The District of Columbia has joined the litigation efforts of 13 states suing TikTok, accusing the social media platform of harming children through intentionally addictive design, deceptive claims about user safety, and other violations...
Social Media Giants Lose Challenge Against Ofcom Information Demands
Report from Courthouse News In Brief – The High Court in London has rejected legal challenges by Meta, TikTok and X against demands from Britain’s online safety regulator, Ofcom, for information about how the platforms moderate harmful content. The ruling backs the...
Australia Digital Duty of Care Bill Bans AI Emotional Intimacy with Minors
Report from The Guardian In Brief – Digital “Duty of Care” legislation moving through Australia’s parliament would ban AI chatbots from creating “emotional intimacy” with users under 18, with PM Anthony Albanese warning about children treating AI agents as their “best...
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