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California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes
California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes
California has once again expanded its already-complex privacy and technology regulatory landscape. During the most recent legislative session,...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes
EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures
EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures
The European Commission has taken a consequential step in the early enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). On 5 December 2025, the...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures
HBO Customer Files Antitrust Class Action Against Netflix to Stop Warner Merger
HBO Customer Files Antitrust Class Action Against Netflix to Stop Warner Merger
A Las Vegas HBO Max subscriber has proposed an antitrust class action against Netflix, Inc. in the Northern District of California to block...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
HBO Customer Files Antitrust Class Action Against Netflix to Stop Warner Merger
AGs Call Out Major Providers in Ongoing Robocall Crackdown
AGs Call Out Major Providers in Ongoing Robocall Crackdown
The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force—a bipartisan coalition of 51 AGs that investigates and takes legal action against companies allegedly...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
AGs Call Out Major Providers in Ongoing Robocall Crackdown
What’s that coming over the hill? – Ofcom’s Heavy Fines for Age Assurance Failures
What’s that coming over the hill? – Ofcom’s Heavy Fines for Age Assurance Failures
Ofcom has stepped up the pressure, firstly, by issuing two new sets of fines, with one reaching up to £1,050,000 for failure to implement highly...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What’s that coming over the hill? – Ofcom’s Heavy Fines for Age Assurance Failures
Who, Me? A Wiretapper? Common Website Activities May Subject Your Business to Demands Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act
Who, Me? A Wiretapper? Common Website Activities May Subject Your Business to Demands Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act
Does your company operate a website and do business in California? If so, you may soon receive (if you have not already) a letter from a law firm...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Who, Me? A Wiretapper? Common Website Activities May Subject Your Business to Demands Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act
CJEU Rules on Online Marketplaces’ Liability for User Content Under the GDPR
CJEU Rules on Online Marketplaces’ Liability for User Content Under the GDPR
On December 2, 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in X v Russmedia Digital SRL (C-492/23), ruled that the operator of an online...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
CJEU Rules on Online Marketplaces’ Liability for User Content Under the GDPR
Hawai’i AG Sues TikTok for Hooking Children and Misleading the Public
Hawai’i AG Sues TikTok for Hooking Children and Misleading the Public
Hawai’i AG Anne Lopez, assisted by private outside counsel, filed a lawsuit against Bytedance Inc., the parent company of TikTok, alleging...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Hawai’i AG Sues TikTok for Hooking Children and Misleading the Public
New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies Cyber-Harassment Standards Under VASPA
New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies Cyber-Harassment Standards Under VASPA
In a reported decision that offers important guidance on protective orders under New Jersey’s Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies Cyber-Harassment Standards Under VASPA
NAD’s Newfound Interest in Financial Services
NAD’s Newfound Interest in Financial Services
In 2025, the National Advertising Division saw a notable uptick in challenges involving the financial services industry. Historically viewed as a...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NAD’s Newfound Interest in Financial Services
State Court Clears Connecticut’s Greenwashing Suit Against Exxon
State Court Clears Connecticut’s Greenwashing Suit Against Exxon
A Connecticut state court recently denied Exxon Mobile Corp.’s motion to strike the Connecticut attorney general’s lawsuit, allowing all the...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
State Court Clears Connecticut’s Greenwashing Suit Against Exxon
EU & UK AI Round-up 2025
EU & UK AI Round-up 2025
The past year has marked a pivotal stage in the EU’s approach to AI governance, moving from conceptual frameworks to concrete law, targeted...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
EU & UK AI Round-up 2025
What’s New in Wireless - December 2025
What’s New in Wireless - December 2025
The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What’s New in Wireless - December 2025
FCC Seeks Comments on Complete Overhaul of Satellite Space and Earth Station Rules
FCC Seeks Comments on Complete Overhaul of Satellite Space and Earth Station Rules
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to overhaul the rules governing satellite space and earth stations. The intent of...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
FCC Seeks Comments on Complete Overhaul of Satellite Space and Earth Station Rules
CJEU Clarifies GDPR Duties for Online Platforms Hosting User Ads
CJEU Clarifies GDPR Duties for Online Platforms Hosting User Ads
On December 2, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark judgment in Case C‑492/23, which could reshape the...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
CJEU Clarifies GDPR Duties for Online Platforms Hosting User Ads
Permissionless Innovation: The FCC’s Conceptual Shift for Space and Earth Station Licensing in the United States
Permissionless Innovation: The FCC’s Conceptual Shift for Space and Earth Station Licensing in the United States
In an effort to more effectively keep pace with and reduce the burdens on the rapidly evolving and expanding commercial space sector, the Federal...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Permissionless Innovation: The FCC’s Conceptual Shift for Space and Earth Station Licensing in the United States
Social Links: Columbus to Sacramento: The Compliance Tour
Social Links: Columbus to Sacramento: The Compliance Tour
Ohio’s new age-verification law for online adult content, which requires online platforms to limit certain users’ access to sensitive material,...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Social Links: Columbus to Sacramento: The Compliance Tour
UK Unveils Cybersecurity Bill: Major Overhaul for Critical Infrastructure Operators Coming?
UK Unveils Cybersecurity Bill: Major Overhaul for Critical Infrastructure Operators Coming?
Given the rising number of high-profile cyber incidents resulting in significant losses and disruptions for UK businesses and infrastructure, the...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
UK Unveils Cybersecurity Bill: Major Overhaul for Critical Infrastructure Operators Coming?
CJEU Rules on GDPR Obligations for Advertisements
CJEU Rules on GDPR Obligations for Advertisements
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), on request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal of Cluj, Romania, has issued a...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
CJEU Rules on GDPR Obligations for Advertisements
Michigan Telemarketing Law Motors Through Senate
Michigan Telemarketing Law Motors Through Senate
Already one of the more robust mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) laws, the Michigan State Senate recently passed new legislation...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Michigan Telemarketing Law Motors Through Senate
Six Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2026
Six Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2026
As we head into 2026, antitrust risk is no longer confined to high-profile tech platforms and blockbuster mergers. State attorneys general (AGs),...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Six Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2026
2025 State AG Robocall Enforcement Trends: Targeting of VoIP Service Providers Continues, With Coordinated AG Scrutiny of “Intermediate” Providers
2025 State AG Robocall Enforcement Trends: Targeting of VoIP Service Providers Continues, With Coordinated AG Scrutiny of “Intermediate” Providers
In 2025, states continued leading government efforts to address unlawful telemarketing and robocalls. One key theme emerging from their work was...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
2025 State AG Robocall Enforcement Trends: Targeting of VoIP Service Providers Continues, With Coordinated AG Scrutiny of “Intermediate” Providers
Administrative Adjudication Appeal May Waive Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial
Administrative Adjudication Appeal May Waive Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial
The Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial puts significant limits on administrative adjudications, but defendants may waive that right without...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Administrative Adjudication Appeal May Waive Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial
Canadian Code of Advertising Standards for Influencer Marketing: Key Clauses and Application to AI-Generated Content and Influencers
Canadian Code of Advertising Standards for Influencer Marketing: Key Clauses and Application to AI-Generated Content and Influencers
Influencer marketing has become a cornerstone of modern advertising, offering brands a direct line to engaged audiences. However, with this...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Canadian Code of Advertising Standards for Influencer Marketing: Key Clauses and Application to AI-Generated Content and Influencers
Threat Actors Targeting Messaging Applications
Threat Actors Targeting Messaging Applications
On November 24, 2025, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert titled “Spyware Allows Cyber Threat Actors to...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Threat Actors Targeting Messaging Applications