Malaysia is finalizing the regulatory framework underpinning its Online Safety Act 2025 with proposed regulations governing private-messaging features, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told Parliament on T... (more story)

China has issued mandatory safety standards for combined driver-assistance systems, requiring automakers to meet stricter rules than international regulations as the technology gains widespread adoption in the... (more story)

Australia's Senate has delayed a bill to strengthen enforcement of the country's under-16 social media ban by referring it to an eight-week parliamentary inquiry, postponing planned new powers for the online-s... (more story)

A US judge appeared likely on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google of designing school-issued Chromebooks and education tools that expose children to harmful content, saying the claims seem barred by ... (more story)

India has directed Meta Platforms to pause WhatsApp's planned username feature, citing cybercrime concerns. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought explanations under the Information ... (more story)

Further child safety measures in the UK covering AI chatbots, restrictions on platform design and circumvention of age checks will still be set out later this month, technology minister Liz Kendall told lawmak... (more story)

European cloud service providers warned on Wednesday that the EU's push for digital sovereignty will have the opposite effect, and actually increase dependency on US technology. Most independent providers can’... (more story)

Shanghai's internet regulator has released one of the first quantitative updates on Beijing's nationwide crackdown on AI-related misconduct, offering a rare glimpse into how the campaign is being enforced at t... (more story)