Report from Courthouse News Service In Brief – The EU General Court dismissed Apple’s challenge to its designation as a “gatekeeper” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The ruling leaves intact the European Commission’s 2023 decision that Apple is a gatekeeper, and...

Report from Politico In Brief – President Donald Trump used a social media post to threaten to impose a 100% tariff on any country that adopts a digital services tax (DST) targeting U.S. technology companies, warning in a social media post that the new tariff would...

Report from MediaPost In Brief – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that Havas Media Group has agreed to a proposed order that it will not participate in unlawful collusion related to digital advertising “brand safety” standards that the regulator says...

Report from Courthouse News Service In Brief – Federal Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen has ruled that Yelp, a leading internet company critic of Google’s search practices, can rely on District Judge Amit Mehta’s 2024 decision in the Justice Department’s landmark...

Report from CBS News In Brief – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) has signed the AI Safety Measures Act into law pushing the state to the forefront of AI regulation. The law imposes “safety” requirements on companies developing so-called frontier AI models, including...

Report from Nippon.com In Brief – Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, has approved two bills by a majority vote that are intended to address the misuse of social media during election campaigns. The bills, which must next be considered by...

Report from the Shelby Report In Brief – The New Jersey legislature has approved the Fair Price Protection Act and sent it to Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), who has indicated she will sign the measure into law. Once enacted, New Jersey will become the third state to...

Report from Reuters In Brief – Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its proposed new regulations to require Apple’s and Google’s app stores to allow app developers to direct users to third-party payment options to increase competition and...

Report from Courthouse News In Brief – The US Supreme Court has rejected the emergency appeals filed by a youth advocacy organization and tech company trade group asking the justices to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act as litigation challenging its...