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Meta Platforms says UK communications regulator Ofcom failed to follow its own rules for assessing whether information demands under the Online Safety Act are proportionate. The claims came during a three-day ... (more story)

National social media restrictions should be allowed to proceed while the Kids Act is negotiated, several EU governments told the European Commission on Tuesday, MLex has learned. During a call organized by th... (more story)

X has argued that UK communications regulator Ofcom’s information demands under the Online Safety Act impose a disproportionate burden requiring months of work and millions of pounds in costs, a London court h... (more story)

Meta Platforms is under investigation by UK online safety regulator Ofcom over whether it adequately assessed the risks of its feature Instagram Instants before rolling out the disappearing photo-sharing featu... (more story)

TikTok’s challenge of information requests made under the UK’s Online Safety Act is targeting the regulator’s use of its information-gathering powers, which TikTok said goes beyond what the law permits, the co... (more story)

Challenges by Meta Platforms, X and TikTok to UK regulator Ofcom’s information requests under the Online Safety Act will be heard next Monday by the same judge, according to court listings. Meta previously tol... (more story)

Meta Platforms’ child-safety safeguards following its US settlement may not be enough to satisfy the EU’s Digital Services Act, a European Commission spokesperson said. The commission expects equivalent protec... (more story)

AliExpress is challenging a record €550 million fine under the EU’s Digital Services Act at the bloc’s lower-tier General Court, MLex has learned. The European Commission imposed the penalty in July, after fin... (more story)