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The US Federal Trade Commission is in final stages of preparing a potential lawsuit against YouTube, investigating whether the platform violated consumer protection laws by suspending accounts without properly disclosing its content policies.
Meta's global affairs chief has apologised to India's IT minister for briefly restricting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July. The incident is part of broader tensions between the tech giant and the Indian government over content moderation.
Malaysia's Communications Ministry has confirmed that social media platforms must verify users are at least 16 years old using official documents like MyKad, with the requirement enforced under the Child Protection Code effective June 1, 2026.
Apple removed Telegram from its app store late Monday over child sexual abuse material violations, reinstating the messaging platform after Telegram swiftly took action to remove the problematic content and ban the offending user.
Australia's online safety regulator has commenced civil proceedings against Telegram in federal court, alleging the messaging platform failed to remove pro-terrorist content including videos of mass shootings.
The European Commission will designate ChatGPT and Roblox as 'very large online platforms' under its Digital Services Act, subjecting them to enhanced monitoring and transparency requirements after exceeding 45 million monthly users in the bloc.
Meta's Facebook and Instagram served thousands of ads for AI 'nudify' apps through a Beijing-based partner, circumventing the company's own policies and generating substantial revenue from China despite the platform being blocked there.
A US appeals court has blocked a key provision of Texas's children's online safety law that would have required social media platforms to monitor and filter content promoting self-harm and other harmful behaviour, citing federal protections for internet companies.
Malaysia's communications regulator has successfully removed 12,353 deepfake posts since January, representing a 94% success rate in content takedowns. The crackdown intensifies as new rules require platforms to label AI-generated content.