A US federal judge has rejected as too broad most of the pre-trial requests to limit evidence by Meta Platforms and a coalition of state attorneys general suing the company over social media’s impact on youth ... (more story)

The EU's action plan on cybersecurity and AI won't be accompanied by new legislation, the bloc's tech chief Henna Virkkunen said on Tuesday as it was unveiled. Instead, the European Commission will focus on im... (more story)

Online platforms could soon regain an EU legal basis to voluntarily detect and report child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, after lawmakers on Tuesday approved the use of a fast-track legislative mechanism kno... (more story)

The internet regulator in China's financial hub Shanghai recently conducted on-site inspections of cross-border data transfers by the China units of two multinational luxury brands, signaling a shift beyond pa... (more story)

Hong Kong reported a 66 percent jump in hacking-related data breaches in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier. The Digital Policy Office warned that artificial intelligence is empowering cyberattacks and... (more story)

Companies in China will be able to register rights over data resources, data products and services under a trial guide aimed at reducing repeated compliance checks and lowering the cost of data trading. The Na... (more story)

The European Commission told France on Monday that amendments adopted by the French Senate to a proposed ban on social media access for children under 15 are not compatible with EU law, requiring French lawmak... (more story)

TikTok has reached a settlement in principle with a Florida teenager ahead of the second bellwether trial over claims that social media platforms were designed to addict children. The agreement, which follows ... (more story)