European Commission Preliminarily Finds TikTok's Addictive Design in Breach of the Digital Services Act
Source: European Commission
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-preliminarily-finds-tiktoks-addictive-design-breach-digital-services-act
CJEU Ruling: Automated Credit Assessment Must Provide 'Meaningful Explanation' to Data Subjects; Trade Secrets Cannot Categorically Justify Non-Disclosure
Source: CJEU
https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2025-02/cp250022en.pdf
European Commission Finds Apple Ads and Apple Maps Should Not Be Designated as Gatekeeper Services
Source: European Commission
https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/commission-finds-apple-ads-and-apple-maps-should-not-be-designated-under-digital-markets-act-2026-02-05_en
European Commission Issues Guidelines on Protecting Media Content on Online Platforms
Source: European Commission
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-issues-guidelines-protect-media-content-online-platforms
CJEU Rules EDPB Decisions Are Subject to Judicial Review
Source: CJEU
https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-02/cp260011en.pdf
EDPB and EDPS Publish Opinion on the Digital Omnibus Proposal
Source: EDPB
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2026/digital-omnibus-edpb-and-edps-support-simplification-and-competitiveness-while_en
European Commission Sends Statement of Objections to Meta Regarding WhatsApp's Exclusion of Third-Party AI Assistants
Source: European Commission
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/eu-interim-measures-meta-whatsapp-ai-policy-antritrust.html
61 Data Protection Authorities Issue Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and Privacy Protection
Source: EDPS
https://www.edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/publications/international-conferences/2026-02-23-joint-statement-ai-generated-imagery-and-protection-privacy_en
European Commission Opens Investigation into Shein Under the DSA
Source: European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_420
EDPB Publishes Report Identifying Challenges to Full Implementation of the Right to Erasure
Source: EDPB
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2026/edpb-identifies-challenges-hindering-full-implementation-right-erasure_en
European Parliament Publishes Study on the 'Digital Omnibus' Regulatory Proposal
Source: European Parliament
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2026/772641/ECTI_STU(2026)772641_EN.pdf
ESMA Publishes Report on AI Adoption and Trends in Securities Markets
Source: ESMA
https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-02/ESMA50-481369926-30599_TRV_Risk_Analysis_AI_adoption_and_trends_in_securities_markets.pdf
European Commission Seeks Feedback on Draft Guidance for the Cyber Resilience Act
Source: European Commission
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-publishes-feedback-draft-guidance-assist-companies-applying-cyber-resilience-act
European CommissionUpdates《FAQ on the Data Act》FAQ
Source: European Commission
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/commission-publishes-frequently-asked-questions-about-data-act
European CommissionApproves Google's Acquisition of Wiz
Source: European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_26_333/IP_26_333_EN.pdf
Tennessee AG Argues in Support of Children's Social Media Protection Act in NetChoice v. Skrmetti
Source: US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
https://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions-and-oral-argument
Florida AG Announces Launch of the CHINA Prevention Unit to Counter Foreign Adversaries and Protect Floridians' Data
Source: Florida Attorney General's Office
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrelease/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-launches-china-prevention-unit-counter-foreign
California AG Announces $2.75 Million Settlement with Disney Over CCPA Violations
Source: California Attorney General's Office
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-wont-let-it-go-attorney-general-bonta-announces-275-million
United States and Bangladesh Sign Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Digital Commitments
Source: USTR
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Releases/2026/U.S.%20BGD%20Agreement%20on%20Reciprocal%20Trade%20Final%2009FEB2026%20LETTER.pdf
United States and Argentina Sign Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment
Source: USTR
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Releases/2026/US%20Argentina%20ARTI%20English%20Final%20February%202026.pdf
BIS Submits 'AI Action Plan Implementation' Interim Final Rule for Interagency Review
Source: BIS
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDetails?rrid=1294513
Applied Materials (Applied Materials) Fined $252 Million by BIS for Violating US Export Controls to China
Source: BIS
https://media.bis.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AMAT%20to%20Pay%20%24252%20Million%20Penalty%20to%20BIS%20for%20Illegally%20Exporting%20Semiconductor%20Manufacturing%20Equipment.pdf
FTC Issues COPPA Policy Statement to Encourage Use of Age Verification Technologies
Source: FTC
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/02/ftc-issues-coppa-policy-statement-incentivize-use-age-verification-technologies-protect-children
Trump Directs Government to Cease Use of Anthropic's Services
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn48jj3y8ezo
California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes 2025 Annual Report
Source: California Privacy Protection Agency
https://privacy.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/357/2026/02/Annual-Report-2025.pdf
Trump Administration Holds Internal Debate on Whether to Allow Tencent to Retain US Gaming Investments
Source: Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-administration-debates-whether-let-tencent-keep-its-gaming-stakes-ft-2026-03-04/
New York Bill S934A Advances to Third Reading: Requiring Prominent Labeling of Potentially Inaccurate Generative AI Output
Source: New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S934/amendment/A
Washington State SB 5984 Introduced in Senate: Regarding Regulation of AI Companion Chatbots
Source: Washington State Legislature
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5984&Year=2025
US Commerce Department Drafts Rules Requiring Government Approval for Global Sales of AI Chips by Nvidia, AMD, and Others
Source: Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/us-drafts-rules-for-sweeping-power-over-nvidia-s-global-sales
US CBP Leverages Online Advertising Ecosystem to Track Individuals' Movements
Source: 404 Media
https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/
FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement Promoting Adoption of Age Verification Technology
Source: FTC
https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/enforcement-policy-statement-promoting-adoption-age-verification-technology
US Representative Introduces the CHARGE Act,Seeking to Block Certain Chinese Energy Storage Systems from the US Market
Source: Source: Representative Greg Steube
https://steube.house.gov/press-releases/rep-steube-introduces-charge-act/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20U.S.%20Representative%20Greg%20Steube%20%28R-Fla.%29%20introduced,systems%20containing%20remote%20monitoring%20capabilities%20from%20Chinese%20entities
Texas AG Files Suit Against TP-Link for Violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Source: Texas Attorney General's Office
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-investigates-whether-major-tech-company-allowing-chinese-government
Texas AG Files Suit Against Temu for Violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Source: Texas Attorney General's Office
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-fourth-anti-ccp-lawsuit-three-days-suing-temu-deceptive-marketing
Texas AG Files Suit Against Anzu Robotics for Violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Source: Texas Attorney General's Office
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-files-second-major-lawsuit-against-ccp-aligned-company-week-new-action
Motion Picture Association Issues Statement Alleging Seedance 2.0 is Engaged in Large-Scale Copyright Infringement
Source: Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-02-23/motion-pictures-association-raises-stakes-over-bytedances-illegal-ai
ICO Fines Imgur Parent Company for Children's Privacy Failures
Source: ICO
https://cy.ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/imgur-owner-medialab-fined-over-children-s-privacy-failures/
ICO Publishes Updated Complaints Handling Framework
Source: ICO
https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-framework/
Government Requires Platforms to Remove Non-Consensual Intimate Images Within 48 Hours
Source: UK Government
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-firms-will-have-to-take-down-abusive-images-within-48-hours-under-new-law-to-protect-women-and-girls
Reddit Fined GBP 14.47 Million for Unlawful Use of Children's Personal Information
Source: ICO
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/reddit-issued-with-1447m-fine-for-children-s-privacy-failures/
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Launches National Consultation on Children's Internet Use
Source: UK Government
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's Office Publishes Response to International Transfer of Personal Information Consultation
Source: UK Government
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-transfer-of-personal-information-consultation-response/consulation-response-to-the-international-transfer-of-personal-information-consultation