Updates
Digital Markets
Apple loses first court challenge to gatekeeper status under EU’s Digital Markets Act
Operating Systems
Google to pay €4.1bn EU fine for using Android to block rivals
In-app Purchases
UK competition regulator to open in-app purchases outside of Apple and Google app stores
App Marketplaces
Apple to allow alternative app stores for Brazil developers
Content Liability
Google found liable by German court for AI summary search content
Online Safety
Canada to ban social media for under 16, establish digital safety regulator
Digital Autonomy
European digital sovereignty package unveiled
Cloud Sovereignty
EU sovereignty plans to restrict US tech giants’ access to members’ cloud procurement
Social Media Harm
US Supreme Court rules Meta to face youth addiction claims in state courts
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

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