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Google, Meta, Streamz contest Belgian copyright payments at EU court July 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Google, Meta Platforms, Spotify and Belgian streaming platform Streamz told the EU's highest court Monday that Belgium's requirement for streaming platforms to make additional payments to authors and performer... (more story)

Lenaerts set to be reappointed as judge for EU top court July 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Koen Lenaerts, a judge at the EU higher-tier court and currently the president of the institution, is on track to be reappointed for another mandate, according to documents seen by MLex. EU member states are s... (more story)

Big porn sites fail to meet EU risk assessment standards, advocacy group says July 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Three major porn platforms — Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos — fall short of basic Digital Services Act risk-assessment standards, according to a new analysis by the Digital Intimacy Coalition. The coalition sh... (more story)

China seeks to rewrite internet rulebook, expand AI and platform oversight July 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has proposed a sweeping rewrite of the country's foundational rules for internet information services, seeking to build a single compliance framework that would significantly expand oversight of the broa... (more story)

Meta documents on allowed 'offensive' speech scrutinized at Australian inquiry July 06, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Meta Platforms told an Australian royal commission that its moderation policies allow some offensive statements, including claims such as “immigrants are criminals,” “Black people are more violent than whites,... (more story)

Pornhub-owner appeals parental liability in EU's digital-services probe July 04, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter, Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Ethical Capital Partners has brought an appeal challenging its potential liability for any breach by Pornhub, which it owns, of EU digital laws, MLex has learned. The Canadian private equity fund is understood... (more story)

Rossel-IPM merger wins Belgian approval with media plurality safeguards July 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Rossel's acquisition of IPM's press activities has been approved by the Belgian competition watchdog after the publisher accepted stringent editorial safeguards, including indefinite commitments to preserve ne... (more story)

Malaysia to complete Online Safety Act framework with private-messaging rules July 03, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

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)

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Streaming platforms seek EU court guidance on Belgian copyright rules July 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman

Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional paym... (more story)

Trump eyes quantum boost, but supply chain challenges remain July 01, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration’s push to accelerate quantum computing applications and deployment faces significant constraints, including to shore up supply chains for the critical and emerging technology. Presiden... (more story)

Tech companies to face more Irish probes as minors' safety comes into focus July 01, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Tech companies can expect more investigations from Ireland’s media regulator under the EU’s Digital Services Act in the next six months — even as existing probes are already facing procedural court challenges.... (more story)

Slaughter ruling, Ferguson move narrow US FTC, DOJ merger differences June 30, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter is likely to be remembered for transforming the Federal Trade Commission's independence. But it also underscores a quieter shift in US merger enforcement: ... (more story)

Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court June 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)

US high court ruling on FTC's Slaughter could seal firing of copyright chief Perlmutter June 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

A US Supreme Court decision Monday allowing the president to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission for any reason could hurt Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter’s legal arguments to keep her own job... (more story)

FTC chair leads with singular authority as he steers agency in new directions June 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Mike Swift

Andrew Ferguson doesn’t lack for confidence. The second person in a row under the age of 40 appointed to lead the US Federal Trade Commission, Ferguson is a fast-talking, sharp-minded conservative who brings a... (more story)

US FTC chairman may revamp 20-year antitrust, consumer protection orders June 22, 2026 | Mike Swift and Khushita Vasant

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, has ordered the agency's antitrust and consumer protection staff to scrutinize whether a 1995 FTC policy that settlement orders sunset only aft... (more story)