The French draft social media ban has prompted the European Commission to distinguish between national age-access rules and broader platform obligations already governed by the Digital Services Act. In a legal... (more story)

The UK privacy regulator's internal culture and governance face a review after a probe into former Information Commissioner John Edwards found evidence of sexual harassment and bullying, tech minister Liz Kend... (more story)

EU lawmakers will vote Thursday on whether to confirm the European Parliament’s mandate to start digital euro negotiations with member states, after three right-wing groups formally challenged the committee po... (more story)

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)