DMA designations, gatekeeper compliance and the contest over fair platform markets. Coverage from Continental Brief.
Buried within Meta's landmark $17 billion child safety settlement lies another $459 million payout to resolve Cambridge Analytica claims—a reminder that the scandal's legal consequences extend far beyond the headlines that faded years ago.
A settlement between Meta and 52 US state attorneys general over harm to children signals a turning point for how European regulators might approach platform accountability on youth protection.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and implement sweeping changes to protect teen users, but roughly $5 billion hinges on competitors TikTok, YouTube, and Snap accepting equivalent obligations.
The European Commission claims the Digital Markets Act is working, but weak enforcement and alleged political interference allow tech giants to flout the rules with impunity.
As the Trump administration takes office, Bluesky faces a dilemma: enforce its rules impartially and risk retaliation, or relax enforcement and lose user trust. A decentralized approach to content moderation may offer a way out.
A review of Nick Clegg's new book reveals how the former Meta president employed sophistry and misdirection to defend the social media giant's role in polarization, teen mental health harms, and regulatory evasion.
The Competition and Markets Authority has outlined initial remedies for designating Google and Apple under new digital markets law, but critics say the measures fall short of international standards and avoid tackling the firms' fundamental competitive advantages.
Civil society organisations have filed a formal complaint accusing X of breaching EU digital rules by permitting advertisers to target users based on protected personal information including political views and health status.
The UK government is proposing 14-year prison sentences and unlimited fines for sabotaging subsea cables and pipelines, replacing a Victorian-era law as concerns grow over state-sponsored attacks on critical infrastructure.
eMudhra, one of India's few root certificate authorities recognized by major browsers, is abandoning its SSL/TLS certificate operations following a security failure that exposed eight intermediate certificates with dangerously weak cryptographic keys.
EU lawmakers united on international AI cooperation but divided over whether Europe should tighten rules or prioritize industry competitiveness. The debate also reignited calls to revive a shelved liability directive.