EU
- UK’s Office of Communications fined AVS Group Ltd EUR 1.05 million for failing to implement age verification mechanisms and not responding to information requests.
- Portugal’s new legal framework for cybersecurity transposing NIS2 Directive published in the Official Gazette.
- Bulgaria’s draft law on amendments to the Cybersecurity Act referred to the parliamentary committee.
- UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office released a review of the interim impact of its Children’s Code strategy.
- German Federal Cartel Office evaluated proposed remedies from Apple in App Tracking Transparency Framework.
- Irish Media Commission initiated investigations into TikTok and LinkedIn under the Digital Services Act.
- Court of Justice of EU delivered a ruling on responsibility of online marketplaces for personal data in advertisements.
- Belgium officially prohibited federal government officials from using DeepSeek, citing data protection and security risks.
- EU’s Implementing Regulation under Cyber Resilience Act published in the Official Journal.
AMERICAS
- New York Times filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, alleging large-scale scraping and information fabrication.
- California’s Privacy Protection Agency fined marketing firm USD 56,600 for failing to register as data broker.
- Florida’s Attorney General issued subpoena to Chinese network equipment company for cybersecurity risks and data handling concerns.
- Ecuador’s Data Protection watchdog sanctioned the Professional Football League and Football Federation USD 454,500 fine for data security failure.
- Attorney General of Indiana released official guidance on data subject rights under Consumer Data Protection Act.
APAC
- Australia enforced world-first social media age restrictions.
- China’s CAC released findings of investigations into failure of applications to label AI-generated content.
- South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT issued legislative notice for AI Basic Act Enforcement Decree.
- Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency released AI Impact Assessment Tool along with procurement guidance.