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German experts float 13 minimum for social media, stop short of ban call

US FTC open to settling Amazon suit on pro-consumer terms, Ferguson says

GDPR-AI Act interplay is key priority for French digital regulator

FTC chair leads with singular authority as he steers agency in new directions

Japan's AI copyright bargain: not Brussels, not Washington

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Trade

June 23, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

US trade court appears skeptical of challenge to Trump de minimis cut

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

June 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US House child safety plan shows movement on preemption, ‘knowledge’
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Artificial Intelligence

June 22, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Workday must face nationwide discrimination claims over AI tools
US trade court appears skeptical of challenge to Trump de minimis cut
US House child safety plan shows movement on preemption, ‘knowledge’
Workday must face nationwide discrimination claims over AI tools

Antitrust View More

Japan's new IP transaction guidance faces antitrust enforcement test

June 24, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s competition and IP regulators released a cross-industry guidance over intellectual property on Wednesday, warning that buyer demands for supplier IP, know-how and data can raise antitrust concerns, giv... (more story)

NetEase, Tencent move closer to ruling in China music dominance abuse case

June 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

NetEase and Tencent move a step closer to a judgment in their closely watched antitrust dispute over China's online music market after the Zhejiang Higher People's Court held another hearing on Tuesday, MLex h... (more story)

Japan's Beisiadenki receives corrective recommendation for violating freelancer law

June 24, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Beisiadenki, an electronics retailer in Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan, received a corrective recommendation from the country's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday for violating the freelance worker protection law.

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI’s rapid evolution forces regulatory rethink, FCA chief Rathi says

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority said traditional rule-making will not work in all areas as artificial intelligence evolves faster than regulatory and legislative frameworks. Speaki... (more story)

UK digital regulators accelerate adoption of AI tools for enforcement, supervision

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK digital regulators are advancing the use of generative AI in supervision and enforcement work, the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum said in an update Wednesday. The forum, which includes O... (more story)

China urged to steer AI toward job creation with incentives, penalties

June 24, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China should deploy incentives and penalties to steer artificial intelligence development toward augmenting workers rather than replacing them, according to a prominent government economic adviser. Cai Fang, a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Brazil’s CADE seeks flight data in American-Azul deal

June 24, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: The Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, has requested flight data from American Airlines and Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras as part of its review of the US carrier seeking an 8 ... (more story)

Aramark wins permission to contest deadline ruling at top Scottish court

June 24, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Aramark has been granted permission to appeal a decision by a specialized UK competition court that prevented the US company from challenging an antitrust veto of its buyout of the Scottish caterer Entier. The... (more story)

Saudi Public Investment Fund files EA takeover for EU foreign subsidy review

June 24, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has requested EU foreign subsidy clearance for its takeover of video game maker Electronic Arts. The European Commission has set a July 30 deadline to decide on the $55 billion deal.

Data Privacy and Security View More

Brazil’s ANPD gets approval to hold new public service exam

June 24, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI) has published a decision in the country's Official Journal authorizing the National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) to hold a... (more story)

US senators add online safety provisions to the defense authorization

June 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin are adding bills that address online safety harms to minors into the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. One bill, the STOP CSAM Act, is aimed ... (more story)

UK EdTech providers fall short on protecting children’s data, regulator finds

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK providers of educational tech used in schools are often unaware of their responsibility when it comes to children’s data, a report by the country’s data regulator shows on Wednesday. The Infor... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China trademark law revisions target misleading use, trademark hoarding

June 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Proposed revisions to China’s Trademark Law advanced to a second reading before the country's top legislature on Tuesday, as lawmakers seek to curb deceptive trademark filings and impose tougher penalties for ... (more story)

BMW secures injunction forcing Zync to seek stay of ITC trade-secret case

June 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

A California federal judge on Monday ordered software startup Zync Inc. to seek a stay of its trade-secret case at the US International Trade Commission, ruling that a forum-selection clause requires the dispu... (more story)

Actor Blanchett urges use of consent registry in EU for AI systems' use of identity

June 23, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Cate Blanchett, an Oscar-winning actor, opened a registry Tuesday to provide a way for people to declare to AI systems that they consent to the use of their name, image and likeness. RSL Media’s registry would... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US CFTC sues Kentucky over enforcement actions against designated contract markets

June 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Kentucky to block the state’s efforts to shut down CFTC-registered contract markets using state laws. The lawsuit follows Kentu... (more story)

Prince Group ‘second-in-command’ sanctioned by US after reported arrest in Japan

June 23, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

Hu Xiowei, the reputed “second-in-command” of the Prince Group conglomerate, was sanctioned Tuesday by the US government days after he was reportedly arrested by Japanese authorities. Separately, the US govern... (more story)

US proposes expansion of Huione measures to cover successor entities

June 23, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a proposed rule amending measures severing Huione Group from the US financial system to include H-Pay Service PLC and ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Fresh rules on financial products sustainability agreed by EU member states

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments agreed their position on revising the sustainable finance disclosure regulation, aiming to simplify requirements and make sustainability claims easier for investors to understand a... (more story)

EU conservative lawmakers to lead report on banking competitiveness

June 24, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Parliament's conservative group will lead the preparation of a non-binding report on EU banking competitiveness, MLex has learned. The report will allow lawmakers to signal their position ahead of... (more story)

Reforms to pan-European pension product agreed by EU governments

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries agreed on a position on reforms to make the pan-European personal pension product more attractive and easier to use. The changes would remove mandatory investment advice for standard... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court backs Commerce in Chinese steel rack probe

June 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Tuesday sustained the Commerce Department’s remand of a 2024 antidumping order review on Chinese steel racks, finding the federal agency was correct to deny a scrap offse... (more story)

US Commerce preliminarily says Canada, India subsidizing citric acid

June 24, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that Canada and India are subsidizing citric acid imports. Commerce assigned preliminary subsidy rates of 16.50 percent on Canadian produce... (more story)

USITC says Vietnamese corrugated boxes harm US industry

June 24, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has voted that Vietnamese imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes, determined by the Commerce Department to be sold at less than fair value, are materially... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy's 'subsidy' review application dismissed by UK tribunal

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zenobē Energy's application for the Competition Appeal Tribunal to examine and rule on a “subsidy scheme” designed to promote development of energy storage projects has been dismissed by the cour... (more story)

QuantumDiamonds gets EU approval for chips facility state aid

June 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved a German state aid program worth €76 million, intended to help QuantumDiamonds build a plant to make semiconductor-testing equipment. This will be the EU’s fi... (more story)

Portugal faces EU lawsuit over failure to recover state aid

June 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Portugal is facing an EU court lawsuit over its failure to recover unlawful state aid granted under the Madeira Free Zone tax regime, according to an action published on Monday. The European Comm... (more story)

Energy View More

EU carbon market revenue could be more targeted, prices higher, stakeholders say

June 24, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The revenues from the EU's Emissions Trading System could be more targeted and prices may be too low, but the cap-and-trade carbon market should be preserved, stakeholders and European lawmakers have said ahea... (more story)

Simpler energy, tire labeling rules proposed by the European Commission

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Plans for simpler energy and tire labeling rules which aim to reduce administrative costs and compliance burdens for suppliers and retailers while keeping key information available to consumers h... (more story)

Dassault wins challenge to EU taxonomy exclusion for business aircraft

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has won its challenge at the EU General Court against the European Commission over EU green taxonomy rules. The court annulled the exclusion of airc... (more story)

Technology View More

German panel recommends tiered online safety age limits or certain restrictions

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The expert panel tasked with advising Germany's government on online safety has recommended a statutory minimum age of 13 for social media and tiered protection standards up to the age of 18, or ... (more story)

Meta’s UK online safety fee challenge set for October; interventions accepted

June 24, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Meta’s legal challenge to the UK online safety regulator over how it calculates companies’ revenue for fees and fines under the Online Safety Act will proceed to a substantive hearing in October, after all int... (more story)

Online platforms to redesign UK user experience under Ofcom’s media literacy push

June 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms are expected to redesign user experiences under UK regulator Ofcom’s finalized media literacy recommendations, published on Wednesday. Following a consultation period that ended ... (more story)