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Philippines begins enforcement of e-commerce law to hold platforms liable June 24, 2025 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

E-commerce platforms now face formal liability in the Philippines as the country's trade regulator has begun full enforcement of the Internet Transactions Act, or ITA, which grants authorities powers to take d... (more story)

Beijing consumer app operators told to self-evaluate amid China's data protection crackdown June 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

The Internet regulator in Beijing has urged app operators in the consumer services sector to conduct self-checks while simultaneously undertaking follow-up technical reviews of issues flagged in a recent enfor... (more story)

Include YouTube in under-16 social-media ban, Australian watchdog says June 24, 2025 | James Panichi

YouTube’s promised exemption from Australia’s groundbreaking under-16 social-media ban shouldn’t be allowed to stand and could spark challenges from other platforms offering similar services, the country’s top... (more story)

Amazon quizzed on AI shopping assistant during EU Digital Market Act workshop June 23, 2025 | Jean Comte

Amazon defended its AI shopping assistant "Rufus" today, insisting it complies with the Digital Markets Act at a public workshop on the company's overall compliance with the EU's digital " gatekeeper" law. Att... (more story)

Amazon flags high costs, inefficiencies in EU DMA implementation June 23, 2025 | Jean Comte

Chris Meyers, Amazon's Associate General Counsel for EU competition law, said today that compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act was proving much more demanding than expected, and was driving resources away... (more story)

EU chair seeks input on future of GDPR ahead of broader digital review June 23, 2025 | Júlia Tar

The chair of the body representing EU member states has asked governments to reflect on possible reforms to the General Data Protection Regulation, ahead of upcoming talks on the future of the privacy law. In ... (more story)

Use 'ex ante' rules to rein in Big Tech, Australia's ACCC tells government June 23, 2025 | James Panichi

New Australian laws targeting digital platforms moved a step closer today, with the country’s antitrust regulator presenting the government with a report that makes an unambiguous call for “ex ante” rules to r... (more story)

Ruling imminent on 23andMe bankruptcy sale as US states push privacy objections June 21, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

A US judge is weighing whether 23andMe can sell its trove of consumer genetic data to a nonprofit led by its former chief executive, after a marathon hearing in which lawyers for Texas and California argued th... (more story)

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Google to face Texas jury to decide liability in states' adtech claims June 23, 2025 | Mike Swift

A Texas federal judge ruled that a jury, rather than the judge, will decide key liability issues on a Texas-led coalition of 17 states and territories' allegations that Google’s adtech business violates state ... (more story)

TikTok ruling triggers debate over IP law's intersection with Indian state policy June 23, 2025 | Freny Patel

In a clear signal that geopolitics can override even the most widespread goodwill, an Indian court recently delivered a pointed verdict in the high-stakes case of ByteDance (TikTok) vs. The Registrar of Tradem... (more story)

Khan, former FTC officials say they left 'durable blueprint' for digital privacy enforcement June 20, 2025 | Mike Swift

Judging that the "narrow, hollowed out, ideologically inflected conception" of Reagan-era privacy enforcement limited to deceptive conduct could no longer protect American consumers in the modern digital econo... (more story)

WhatsApp’s ads plan will pose questions for EU’s tech and privacy rulebooks June 20, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

WhatsApp’s announcement this week that it will start offering targeted advertising, while unlikely to happen in the EU for some time, poses questions over compliance with the EU’s "digital gatekeeper" competit... (more story)

As UK data reform bill becomes law, it amounts to tweaks, not a full rewrite June 19, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Companies get more flexible rules for automated decision making but are set to face tougher enforcement on cookies and direct marketing under the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act, which becomes law today. Short ... (more story)

Brazil supreme court signals agreement on shifts to digital platform accountability June 17, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Although the trial on the constitutionality of Article 19 of Brazil’s Civil Rights Framework for the Internet is still ongoing, the Supreme Federal Court has already indicated a shift in how digital platforms ... (more story)

Meta gets shot at Canada Supreme Court reversal of Cambridge Analytica loss June 16, 2025 | Mike Swift

In a win for Meta Platforms and a setback for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Canada's Supreme Court will consider whether to reverse an appeals court ruling which found last year that the former Facebook ... (more story)

Brazil needs ‘moderate’ AI regulation, Supreme Court president says June 16, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Platforms in Brazil could face new obligations as the country's highest court advances rulings on content liability and calls for “moderate” regulation of AI, the Supreme Court's president indicated. Luís Robe... (more story)