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Data Privacy and Security

June 08, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

Meta fined €100,000 in Germany for delay removing war criminal claims on Facebook
Washington, United States. 31st Jan, 2024. CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News - Image ID: 2YRF6XY

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

June 05, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

North America

Meta questioned continuing research in light of leaks, US documents show

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

June 04, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

WhatsApp’s reach shapes Brazil-specific antitrust test for AI competition

Antitrust View More

NFL profits from 'overstretched antitrust exemption,' US House report says

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Football League's improvement in economic circumstances since 1961 has largely arisen from a television rights structure and revenues "built on an overstretched antitrust exemption,"... (more story)

US FCC, Nexstar tell DC Circuit challenges to approval of Tegna deal premature

June 08, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

The Federal Communications Commission and Nexstar Media have urged the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to dismiss appeals challenging the agency's approval of Nexstar's acquisition of ... (more story)

Telenor-GlobalConnect consumer deal wins conditional Norwegian approval

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's antitrust authority has said that broadband company Telenor may acquire its rival GlobalConnect's consumer business, under certain conditions. These include the sale of overlapping fiber... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK government establishes AI Economics Institute to inform policymaking

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has established the AI Economics Institute to assess the economic impact of AI and inform its future policymaking. The research organization established by the finance ministry ... (more story)

Nvidia expands South Korean partnerships across AI infrastructure value chain

June 08, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Nvidia and South Korean companies signed a series of long-term agreements during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Seoul this week covering advanced AI chips, AI factories and cloud infrastructure, deepening ... (more story)

Naver Cloud, Samsung SDS, Elice selected for South Korea's $1.4 bln GPU project

June 08, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Naver Cloud, Samsung SDS and Elice have been selected to participate in South Korea’s 2.08 trillion won ($1.4 billion today) government-backed project to secure and operate advanced artificial in... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

France's three-way SFR deal to test EU's approach to telecom consolidation

June 08, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange's €20.35 billion deal to carve up rival French telecom operator SFR promises to test the way EU regulators apply their new draft merger guidelines and challenge the tradition... (more story)

Charter proposed settlements would satisfy standard for CPUC approval, CETF says

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The proposed settlement agreements between Charter Communications, the California Emerging Technology Fund and Cal Advocates would satisfy the California Public Utilities Commission's standard fo... (more story)

KPN’s Delta Fiber networks takeover blocked by Dutch watchdog

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Dutch telecom operator KPN’s plan to take over part of Delta Fiber’s fiber-optic network has been blocked by the Dutch competition authority. The regulator said the deal would leave consumers in ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

WhatsApp says it caught NSO targeting users in contempt of US court

June 08, 2026

Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: WhatsApp announced it caught and disrupted spear-phishing attempts linked to NSO Group Technology, a spyware firm blacklisted by the US government. WhatsApp said it has moved for a US court to ho... (more story)

EU governments' talks on digital simplification rules fail to reach consensus

June 08, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

EU governments have failed to agree on proposed changes to cookie-consent rules and are seeking more time for negotiations after ambassadors fell short of a consensus on the Digital Omnibus package at a meetin... (more story)

Former Uber security chief pushes for US Supreme Court review of conviction

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan filed a reply in support of its petition for the US Supreme Court to review his conviction for obstruction and misprision in concealing a 2016 data brea... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Optis footnote elevated to rule as US appeals court undoes $11.5m patent award

June 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

What was arguably advisory in a 2025 decision was made explicit last week by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: juries must be informed of an underlying abstract idea and instructed it cannot sup... (more story)

Google trademark defeat may reshape platform liability in India

June 08, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Google lost its safe harbor immunity after an Indian court concluded in May that its keyword advertising system monetized and exploited proprietary trademarks, creating what the Delhi High Court described as a... (more story)

Nanonoble says it's shieled from movie studios' US copyright claims

June 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nanonoble told a US federal judge that the terms of service for its Hailuo AI tool protect it from any copyright claims brought by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery. Nanonoble filed co... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

FTX founder Bankman-Fried applies for Trump pardon

June 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of customer deposits and investor funds provided to his cryptocurrency exchange, has asked President Donal... (more story)

UK regulator takes further action against ex-star fund manager Woodford

June 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Former star fund manager Neil Woodford faces further action by the UK’s financial regulator over a subscription-based investment platform set up following the collapse of his eponymous fund. Woodford was banne... (more story)

UK fraudster Pugh must repay £450,000 or face more prison time

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK fraudster Daniel Pugh faces further years in prison, unless he pays back hundreds of thousands of pounds as part of a confiscation order ordered against him. Pugh, 36, was jailed in October fo... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK banks call for closer financial services 'partnership' with EU ahead of summit

June 08, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK banking and finance industry is pushing the government to enhance regulatory ties with the EU in financial services as part of efforts at a leaders’ summit for next month intended to "reset" the UK-EU r... (more story)

EU lawmakers close in on digital euro deal ahead of key vote

June 08, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The draft digital euro regulation has cleared a key hurdle in the European Parliament, after lawmakers reached agreement on core provisions. Technical work will continue this week before a committee vote on June 23.

UK market integrity at risk from proposed equity tape rules, LSE chief says

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The chief of the London Stock Exchange has warned the Financial Conduct Authority against "playing fast and loose with market integrity" in a statement on the proposed rules for the UK equity con... (more story)

Trade View More

Czechia sees EU drop foreign-susbidy probe of Dukovany powerplant

June 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have avoided intervention under the EU's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, with the bloc closing a probe into a deal to provide nuclear reactors a... (more story)

Review of climate maritime laws backed by EU ministers if global measures take effect

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU ministers have called for an assessment of whether certain EU shipping climate rules may need to be adjusted if new global measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from shipping take effect... (more story)

EU capitals question industry law's executive power to decide strategic sectors

June 08, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

A number of EU member states are pushing back against provisions in the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act that would allow the European Commission to independently update the list of strategic sectors covere... (more story)

State Aid View More

Tiberis case puts Italy's renewable-energy incentives before EU judges

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy’s highest administrative court has asked EU judges whether a European Commission state-aid approval decision prevents national courts from assessing whether Italy’s renewable-energy support... (more story)

Mail operator PNS challenges aid to Czech Post at EU court

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Private postal services operator První novinová společnost, or PNS, is challenging the European Commission's approval of compensation for Czech Post for its universal service mission for the peri... (more story)

Italy can provide €23bn in state aid to support renewable energy production

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An Italian plan to provide €23 billion to support electricity production from renewable energy sources has been approved by EU state aid regulators. "Italy will support the production of renewabl... (more story)

Energy View More

EU energy-intensive industries set for easier access to electricity tax relief

June 08, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Electricity would be favored over natural gas in national tax systems, while energy-intensive industries would find it easier to qualify for reduced electricity taxes, under a European Commission draft seen by... (more story)

Diversity Lab ceases operations following probe, US FTC says

June 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission said Diversity Lab, a for-profit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy, has permanently ceased operations following an FTC investigation into anticompe... (more story)

Romania's Transgaz granted EU approval for changes to antitrust commitments

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Transgaz's bid last month to amend 2020 antitrust commitments to open its gas market to neighboring countries has been approved by the EU, the European Commission said Friday. Under the update, t... (more story)

Technology View More

UK announces absolute ban on nude images on minors’ devices

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nude images will be completely banned from under 18s' smartphones and tablets within the next three months, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said on Monday during a speech at London Tech Week. Unde... (more story)

Big Tech companies to face steady stream of EU digital-law actions, official says

June 08, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Large digital platforms, including TikTok, Meta Platforms and X, are facing key steps in the European Commission’s enforcement of its content-moderation rules as the regulator plans monthly enforcement actions... (more story)

Cybersecurity and AI are Dutch supervisor’s focus in 2026, annual report says

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Better infrastructure, cybersecurity and its new role as AI supervisor will be the Dutch digital regulator’s focus, it said in its annual report published on Monday. While both digital dependency... (more story)