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Temu faces EU digital-services fine for risk-assessment failures May 27, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter, Lewis Crofts, Matthew Newman and Nicholas Hirst

Temu could face a fine by the European Commission as early as this week over shortcomings in its risk assessment, MLex has learned. The dispute concerns the company’s obligation as a Very Large Online Platform... (more story)

Telecom, satellite companies see EU plan to split spectrum for mobile services (update*) May 27, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Telecom operators and satellite service providers, such as EchoStar and Viasat, will see an EU plan to divide spectrum for government and commercial uses, after the EU executive faced intense scrutiny to allow... (more story)

TikTok’s growth 'irrelevant' in Meta monopoly suit, FTC tells US appeals court May 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission told a federal appeals Tuesday that a lower court erred in finding Meta Platforms did not have a monopoly in the social media market for multiple reasons, one of them being that... (more story)

Dozens of US state AGs oppose House kids online safety bill May 26, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

More than 40 state attorneys general sent a letter to US congressional leadership on Tuesday opposing the House's version of a kids' online safety bill known as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or KID... (more story)

Malaysia imposes under-16 online-safety restrictions, effective June 1 May 26, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Malaysia will require online platforms to implement age-verification measures ensuring only users aged 16 and above can register for services and access age-appropriate features under new online safety codes t... (more story)

EU telecom sector seeks more ambitious digital rule revamp May 26, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Connect Europe, the European telecom industry group, said the EU’s proposed telecom reform doesn’t go far enough to simplify the bloc’s rules or encourage investment, and that lawmakers should make it more amb... (more story)

New Mexico judge ponders remedies for Meta in social media harm trial May 22, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

On the last day of a bench trial about proposed remedies over Meta Platforms’ harm to children through unfair and deceptive practices, Judge Bryan Biedscheid peppered a senior Meta executive with questions abo... (more story)

Google tells US appeals court search monopoly ruling has ‘fundamental errors’ May 22, 2026 | Clayton Vickers and Khushita Vasant

Google told a US appeals court Friday that a lower court’s ruling on remedies in an internet search monopolization case was fundamentally wrong, as it failed to distinguish between conduct harming competitors ... (more story)

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Singapore AI sandbox highlights shift toward deployment-level governance May 27, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Enterprise AI governance is increasingly shifting away from abstract model risks toward operational oversight of how autonomous AI systems behave once deployed in the real world. That shift was evident in the ... (more story)

TikTok’s EU probe may trigger addiction ‘guardrails’, not business overhaul May 27, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s EU probe over allegedly addictive features could be resolved through stronger safeguards and mitigation measures rather than a fundamental overhaul of the platform’s business model, MLex has learned. ... (more story)

India's patent boom faces reality check over delays, weak commercialization May 27, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s patent filings are surging, but experts warn that weak commercialization, regulatory delays and poor monetization frameworks could prevent the country from realizing one of its most prized ambitions — ... (more story)

Push for UK social media ban risks being seen as political lifeline for Starmer May 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK pressure for social media restrictions for under-16s has intensified ahead of a government consultation on children’s online safety closing on Tuesday. A leadership crisis in the ruling Labour party has led... (more story)

AI assurance emerges as the operational backbone of AI governance May 26, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

AI assurance is increasingly emerging as the operational layer through which governments may ultimately govern autonomous AI systems, as regulators confront the limitations of static compliance frameworks buil... (more story)

YouTube, TikTok criticized over UK child safety, but rivals also put on notice May 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

TikTok and YouTube bore the brunt of criticism over child-safety protections in a UK regulatory report this week, but rivals such as Meta Platforms, Snap and Roblox also remain exposed to enforcement risk from... (more story)

SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks May 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)

Xi, Trump sidestep chip curbs while reviving AI security talks May 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Discussion of chip export controls was notably absent from the recent Trump-Xi summit, reflecting in part Beijing’s reduced urgency to secure relief from US curbs as China accelerates its push for technologica... (more story)