European Commission (EC) released a draft guidance on AI incident reporting obligations under the AI Act
Source: EC
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/consultations/ai-act-commission-issues-draft-guidance-and-reporting-template-serious-ai-incidents-and-seeks
EC proposed the 'AI for Applications Strategy' and 'AI for Science Strategy' to accelerate AI implementation
Source: EC
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2299?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGdZEaZv2o83rbzsIC3ayWWhAQCecN4jKd-X2dx5tsezWg33i3wcpvCuGYp6pH-4wtppVLo5zYkrBblUOieQkG6ZTYrlP01o5Xw-ytCudOmRey5Bw
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced transparency requirements as a 2026 enforcement priority
Source: EDPB
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2025/coordinated-enforcement-framework-edpb-selects-topic-2026_et
EDPB released recommendations on calculating audit cycles for EU large-scale IT systems
Source: EDPB
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/csc-documents/recommendations-calculating-audit-cycle-eu-large-scale_en
EC launched DSA investigations into Snapchat, YouTube, Apple App Store, and Google Play
Source: EC
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-scrutinises-safeguards-minors-snapchat-youtube-apple-app-store-and-google-play-under#:~:text=The%20Commission%20is%20requesting%20Snapchat%2C%20YouTube%2C%20Apple%20and,harmful%20material%2C%20such
New EU rules on political advertising came into effect
Source: EC
https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/new-eu-rules-political-advertising-come-effect-2025-10-10_en
EC released the enhanced second version of the age verification blueprint
Source: EC
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-releases-enhanced-second-version-age-verification-blueprint#:~:text=The%20Commission%20released%20a%20second%20version%20of%20the,in%20order%20to%20generate%20a%20proof%20of%20age
EC and EDPB jointly published guidelines on the interplay between DMA and GDPR
Source: EC
https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/public-consultation-joint-guidelines-interplay-between-dma-and-gdpr-2025-10-09_en
EC launched the 'Apply AI Alliance' to shape European AI policies
Source: EC
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launches-apply-ai-alliance-shape-european-ai-policies
EU mobile game developers criticized the draft Digital Fairness Act and cryptocurrency-related legislative proposals in the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network guidelines
Source: LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ilkkapaananen_lets-not-kill-one-of-europes-few-tech-success-activity-7381554010337554432-db_j
Subpart J of Executive Order 14117 (addressing restricted transactions) took effect
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
https://www.justice.gov/nsd/media/1382521/dl?inline
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused Sendit App and its CEO of unlawfully collecting children's personal data
Source: FTC
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-alleges-sendit-app-its-ceo-unlawfully-collected-personal-data-children-deceived-users-about
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sought public comments on the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Manufacturing Profile
Source: NIST
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/09/cybersecurity-framework-20-manufacturing-profile-nist-ir-8183r2-initial
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) evaluation found cybersecurity risks in DeepSeek AI models
Source: NIST
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/09/caisi-evaluation-deepseek-ai-models-finds-shortcomings-and-risks
California Governor signed a bill on customer data breach notification
Source: California Governor's Office
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/29/governor-newsom-signs-sb-53-advancing-californias-world-leading-artificial-intelligence-industry/#:~:text=SACRAMENTO%20%E2%80%94%20Governor%20Newsom%20today%20signed%20into%20law,continuing%20to%20spur%20innovation%20in%20these%20new%20technologies
California Governor signed a bill on transparency for frontier AI
Source: California Governor
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB446
California Governor signed a bill on health and location data privacy
Source: California State Assembly
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB45
California Governor signed the OPT-OUT Act (AB 566)
Source: California State Assembly
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB566
California Governor signed bills strengthening online child protection, including age verification
Source: California Governor's Website
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/13/governor-newsom-signs-bills-to-further-strengthen-californias-leadership-in-protecting-children-online/
California Governor signed the Data Broker Data Collection and Deletion Act (SB 361)
Source: Legiscan
https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/SB361/2025
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) fined Tractor Supply $1.35 million for failing to inform consumers/job seekers of privacy rights and ignoring opt-out requests
Source: CPPA
https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250930.html
California Attorney General obtained a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring personal and sensitive information of SNAP beneficiaries
Source: California Attorney General
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/court-blocks-data-grab-attorney-general-bonta-secures-order-halting-trump
California court denied LinkedIn's motion to dismiss three class-action lawsuits over unlawful collection of user health data
Source: Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/linkedin-class-action-medical-data-denied-dismissal-1.pdf
Florida Attorney General sued Roku for excessive child data processing
Source: Florida Phoenix
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/14/florida-attorney-general-alleges-roku-sold-kids-information/
Louisiana Governor prohibited government systems from using Chinese AI platforms
Source: Louisiana Governor's Office
https://gov.louisiana.gov/news/4960
New York state's algorithmic pricing disclosure rule was challenged as 'compelled speech,' but the court dismissed the lawsuit
Source: Court Listener
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.645244/gov.uscourts.nysd.645244.44.0.pdf