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)