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UK links youth investment to screen time as platforms face online safety duties August 06, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK government has announced an 88 million pound investment in youth services to cut screen time, framing it as a response to growing pressures children face online. The announcement comes as platforms face... (more story)

Big Tech is enabling online child sexual abuse, Australian watchdog says August 06, 2025 | James Panichi

Apple, Google and Meta Platform’s winding back of content moderation and online-safety policies has created “gaps” in their efforts to combat sexual crimes against children that take place on their services, A... (more story)

Apple seeks judgment, class decertification in US iPhone antitrust suit August 05, 2025 | Chris May, Clayton Vickers and Khushita Vasant

Apple is attempting to derail a long-running US antitrust suit over its App Store by raising a legal defense long favored by alleged monopolists on whether companies have a duty to deal with rivals, and asking... (more story)

China's intelligence agency cites foreign threats in power bank, AI ecosystems August 05, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s top intelligence agency has raised new alarms over security risks linked to shared power banks and artificial intelligence data integrity, signaling growing official concern over consumer technology an... (more story)

Bedoya calls Trump FTC’s reversals of antitrust actions ‘open corruption’ August 04, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Alvaro Bedoya, who a US federal judge said was illegally fired from his post as Federal Trade Commissioner by President Donald Trump, said he never saw his removal coming and characterized the reversals of cer... (more story)

Shein gets EUR1 million fine in Italy for false claims about sustainability August 04, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Online clothes retailer Shein has been fined 1 million euros by Italy’s competition regulator for allegedly making misleading and unsubstantiated environmental claims about its clothing lines and sustainabilit... (more story)

Chinese city of Shanghai to get AI security overhaul amid commercialization drive August 04, 2025 | MLex Staff

Companies providing artificial intelligence services in Shanghai’s telecommunications and Internet sectors are bracing for a new regulatory campaign aimed at boosting cybersecurity, data protection and content... (more story)

X Corp. faces revived US negligence, product liability claims over obscene content August 01, 2025 | Xu Yuan

X Corp. must face claims of negligence and product liability over its failure to promptly remove pornographic content involving minors, following a US appeals court’s order reversing a ruling that it was shiel... (more story)

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US release of H20 chips sparks backlash amid China’s AI growth August 06, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration’s release of advanced chips known as H20s to China has sparked a major backlash from critics who warn the move will only empower Chinese advancement in the race for artificial intelligence. 

Bailey’s bet on tokenization over stablecoins divides the UK financial sector August 06, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

A division is emerging in the UK financial services industry over the future of digital money, after Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey again poured cold water on the idea that stablecoins might offer a vi... (more story)

Roblox dependence on youth users triggers regulatory risk, but lucrative audience August 06, 2025 | Mike Swift

Roblox, which recently surpassed $1 billion in quarterly revenue and 100 million daily users — with 40 percent of those users under age 13 — faces complex regulatory risks worldwide. Roblox’s combination of a ... (more story)

Draghi’s enigmatic numbers cloud need for EU telecom consolidation August 05, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Lewis Crofts

Mario Draghi prescribed a radical solution for Europe’s ailing telecom industry: market consolidation to cure chronic profitability and investment problems. But the economics that underpin the figures in his 2... (more story)

Trump escalates feud with Brazil by imposing controversial sanctions on judge July 31, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Henrique Santiago

As part of a broader effort to impose his will on Brazil’s government, US President Donald Trump put a Brazilian high court judge on a blacklist targeting human rights abusers around the world. The measures pu... (more story)

India tech bodies warn draft telecom cyber rules threaten privacy, burden businesses July 31, 2025 | Freny Patel

India's rapidly expanding digital consumer sectors, including payments, food delivery and mobility, face a potential regulatory upheaval following the Ministry of Communications' recent release of the draft Te... (more story)

Is video games industry’s business model at risk from EU regulatory headwinds? July 31, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Concerns in the video games industry are mounting that in the EU it could have to overhaul its free-to-play business model, which relies on in-app purchases in games that are free to download. The European Com... (more story)

UK FCA’s prudential requirements are high barrier for young crypto firms (update*) July 30, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a series of consultations on proposed crypto and stablecoin regimes, including on stablecoin issuance, cryptoasset custody and prudential requirements. The dead... (more story)