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Telegram Investigated by UK Ofcom Over Child Sexual Abuse Material

Report from The Guardian In Brief – Ofcom, the UK online content moderation regulator under the Online Safety Act (OSA), has announced that it is investigating whether Telegram has failed to prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The probe follows...

Colorado House Passes Bill Banning Online “Surveillance” Pricing

Report from Colorado Newsline In Brief – The Colorado House of Representatives has passed House Bill 26-1210, a measure prohibiting companies from using personalized data and algorithms to offer individualized prices and wages. Approved 39 – 24, with all support...

Google Faces New Antitrust Lawsuit from Old Android App Store Rival

Report from Reuters In Brief – Aptoide, a Portuguese company that ‌specializes in mobile games and claims the world's third-largest Android app store, filed an antitrust lawsuit in US federal court accusing Google of shutting out rival app stores by monopolizing app...

European Commission Rejects WhatsApp Plan to Charge Chatbots

Report from Politico In Brief – The European Commission announced that it has sent a charge sheet to Meta rejecting its plan to introduce fees for rival AI assistants on WhatsApp, arguing that the proposal effectively mirrors the company’s earlier outright exclusion....

Swedish Court Delays Ruling in PriceRunner v Google Damages Case

Report from Crowdfund Insider In Brief – Sweden’s Patent and Market Court has delayed until June 10th its decision in a major antitrust damages case between comparison shopping site PriceRunner, which is owned by Sweden-based fintech company Klarna, and Google, citing...

Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Reinstate Virginia Social Media Time Limits

Report from MediaPost In Brief – A federal appeals court has denied Virginia’s request to enforce SB 854, its new law requiring social media platforms to verify users’ ages and limit minors under 16 to one hour of daily use unless they receive parental consent to use...

Indonesia Warns YouTube Over Not Complying with Age Limit Rules

Report from Business Today In Brief – Indonesia has issued a formal reprimand to Google over noncompliance by its YouTube service with the country’s new child-protection rules for social media platforms that took effect March 28. The regulations require “high-risk”...

Meta Sued for Addictive Design in Denmark by Nonprofit Association

Report from Anadolu News In Brief – A Danish non-profit association, SOMI, has filed a lawsuit against Meta in Denmark on behalf of parents and children, alleging that the company’s platforms cause psychological harm to minors. The complaint in Copenhagen City Court...

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