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Apple Begins Enforcing Texas Age‑Verification Rules After Appeals Court Stay

Developers must implement Apple’s age‑assurance APIs immediately, creating near‑term compliance risk while constitutional appeals proceed.

Apple and Meta Oppose Canada’s Bill C-22, Saying It Threatens Encryption

Chrome’s On‑Device AI Can Fetch a 4GB Model as Google Rolls Out an Opt‑Out

Ireland Opens DSA Probes Into Meta Over Alleged Dark Patterns in Facebook and Instagram Feeds

EU Proposes Opening Android’s AI Features to Rivals Under the Digital Markets Act

Amazon’s New Fire TV Stick Blocks Sideloading as It Switches to Vega OS

Google’s $135 Million Android Data Settlement Opens Payout Portal

German Court Says Facebook and Instagram Can Send User Data to the U.S.

Google Opens Payout Portal in $135 Million Android Data Settlement

FTC Settles With OkCupid Over Alleged Data Sharing, Bars Misleading Privacy Claims

India Weighs One-Hour Deadline for Social Media Takedowns

Ethereum Foundation Issues Mandate Codifying CROPS, Reaffirming Neutral Stewardship

Judge Halts Perplexity’s Comet From Shopping on Amazon After Unauthorized Access Claims

WhatsApp, Meta Tell Supreme Court They Will Implement User-Consent Safeguards by March 16

Exposed Persona Files Deepen Scrutiny of Discord’s Global Age Checks

X Appeals EU’s €120 Million DSA Fine at General Court

Russia Throttles Telegram as Crackdown Extends to WhatsApp

At 30, Section 230 Faces Bipartisan Repeal Push as Advocates Mount Defense

Supreme Court Warns WhatsApp and Meta Over Data Sharing, Demands Assurances Before Interim Order

Meta Denies WhatsApp Message-Reading Claims as Commerce Unit Rejects Probe