This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager.
Dismiss

Technology

Insight View More

Meta whistleblowers can testify in trial, US judge rules in social media case October 31, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms for now has failed to stop two former employees who accused it of wrongdoing from being called as witnesses in US litigation over its social media platforms’ impact on young people.

EU digital sovereignty declaration due to be signed at Berlin summit Nov 18 October 31, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

A European declaration on digital sovereignty is due to be signed by EU member states at a Franco-German summit in Berlin on Nov. 18, marking a key policy staging post in the bloc's drive to take greater contr... (more story)

ChatGPT’s reporting system fails to protect child users, advocacy group warns October 30, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot falls short of baseline reporting expectations, according to a new report based on field research by advocacy group the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Its findings come as the Eur... (more story)

Japan's digital-transparency law to remain key for fair platform practices, METI official says October 30, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki and Jeyup S. Kwaak

Despite some criticism that Japan’s digital-transparency law regulating the dealings of large online-platform operators with business customers is “toothless,” a government official told MLex that the legislat... (more story)

DeepSeek scrutiny deepens as court seeks Indian government's response to challenge October 30, 2025 | Freny Patel

An Indian court has directed the central government to file its response to concerns about DeepSeek’s potential implications for national security and data privacy. The order follows a petition submitted befor... (more story)

Commerce seeking information to help sell US AI stack, official says October 29, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Findings from the US Department of Commerce’s recent request for information about the American AI exports program will help the Trump administration sell the US AI stack, an official said Wednesday.

EU ambassador to US 'optimistic' on cooperation for AI adoption October 29, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

Cooperation on building AI is necessary for the European Union and the US because integral supply chains connect the two, Jovita Neliupšienė, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, said Wednesday.

Disney, Fubo overcome US competition concerns, complete deal October 29, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Disney overcame regulatory concerns and completed its merger on Wednesday with Fubo, a video streaming service that had criticized a prior Disney deal with streamers as anticompetitive. The companies said the ... (more story)

Comment View More

US Congress sharpens scrutiny of content moderation decisions October 31, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

As US lawmakers put Biden-era decisions about content moderation under a microscope, there are two emerging paths to confronting the critics: turn to community notes or strengthen independent teams that make m... (more story)

Social-media age verification needs Europe to work in step, Norway’s Tung says October 29, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Norway is moving ahead swiftly in the debate over children's use of social media as it develops a plan for a strict minimum age of 15, the country's digital minister has said. Australia is the poster child for... (more story)

Big Tech faces new risk of injunctions as BEUC plots court action October 28, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Apple, Google, Amazon, TikTok and others could soon find themselves in courts across Europe arguing with consumer representatives over how to implement the EU’s digital gatekeeper rules. Consumer group BEUC ha... (more story)

Ad tracking tools subject to further scrutiny under US bulk data rule October 27, 2025 | Xu Yuan

As digital advertising faces the increasing scrutiny that comes with mounting litigation and tightened regulation, the US bulk data rule that originated from national security concerns over hostile foreign cou... (more story)

Italy’s anti-piracy crusade has led tech firms to battle new telecom rules October 22, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Italy’s struggle to curb online piracy of live sports has led technology companies to denounce the communications watchdog's new regulation of internet content delivery networks, and the possibility that they ... (more story)

Character.AI litigation in US spotlights questions about AI, Section 230 October 21, 2025 | Mike Swift

For more than a decade, critics of the broad legal protections for interactive online platforms provided by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act have argued the law is too broad, was designed for a ph... (more story)

US DOJ poised to fight state intervention in HPE-Juniper case October 21, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Flavia Fortes

The US Department of Justice can be expected to oppose the intervention by 12 states and the District of Columbia in an impending Tunney Act proceeding involving the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard ... (more story)

UK online safety watchdog’s pragmatic enforcement stance leaves room for doubt October 20, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK online safety regulator has closed four probes into file-sharing platforms after they "geoblocked" UK users. Ofcom said this reduced UK users' exposure to child sexual abuse material, but some warn that... (more story)