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The European Commission has launched enforcement action against TikTok, finding that the platform's default account settings fail to protect children adequately. The video app could face penalties reaching 6% of annual global turnover.
A US federal judge has rejected Meta's attempt to dismiss a major lawsuit filed by dozens of state attorneys general, who accuse the company of deliberately engineering Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to minors.
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a 15-year-old Florida boy who alleged the platform damaged his mental health through addictive design. The settlement marks another legal victory for plaintiffs challenging social media companies' practices.
Malaysia is developing comprehensive legislation to regulate e-commerce platforms and foreign sellers, aiming to create fairer competition for local micro and small businesses while tackling counterfeits.