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)