Updates
AI
Beijing blocks Meta’s acquisition of China-founded AI firm Manus
Online Age Verification
EU to launch age verification app
E-commerce
WTO reform deadlocked over e-commerce stand-off
Platform Liability
US court rules Instagram and YouTube deliberately harm children
Data Protection
Amazon’s €746m privacy fine scrapped by Luxembourg court
Competition and Antitrust
Apple and Google agree to UK duopoly claim and app store reforms
Online Safety
X’s France offices raided by Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit
National Security
TikTok enters investor agreements to protect against US ban
Competition
EU investigates Google over AI-generated search results
Online Safety
Australia bans social media for anyone under 16
Consumer Protection
EU fines social media platform X €120m over blue tick badges
Competition and Antitrust
Ruling: Meta not a monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
Competition and Antitrust
Apple fined €150m in France for abuse of dominant position in mobile advertising
Connectivity
UK mobile network completes first direct satellite-to-phone video call
Net Neutrality
US court rules federal regulator’s decision to mandate net neutrality illegal
Child Online Protection
Efforts to protect children online increase