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France's National Assembly and Senate approved a law blocking under-15s from social media, the first blanket ban of its kind in the EU.

The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for Digital Services Act failures tied to counterfeit and unsafe products, the largest DSA penalty issued so far.

Apple has made multiple settlement offers this year in the DOJ's 2024 smartphone-monopoly case joined by 19 states, though no trial date has been set and Apple Watch–Android compatibility remains a sticking point.

A D.C. federal judge let Sensory's antitrust claims over Google's voice assistant restrictions proceed while dismissing its broader search and advertising claims.

The justices granted certiorari limited to whether Apple's App Store fees violated the "spirit" of a 2021 injunction, setting up arguments in the term beginning October 2026.

The Supreme Court denied emergency requests from CCIA and a Texas student group to halt SB 2420, leaving the app age-verification law enforceable as the case heads to an August Fifth Circuit hearing.

The FTC voted 2-0 to open comment through July 31 on a proposed statement treating undisclosed ideological AI output-steering as deception and calling Colorado's AI Act impliedly preempted.

The White House plans to nominate FCC General Counsel Adam Candeub to lead the DOJ Antitrust Division as acting chief Omeed Assefi prepares to leave, the second leadership turnover since February.

CCIA and the SEAT student group asked the Supreme Court to vacate the Fifth Circuit stay that let Texas SB 2420 take effect; Justice Alito gave Texas until June 22 to respond.

The Fifth Circuit stayed an injunction against Texas SB 2420, letting the App Store Accountability Act take effect June 4 as Apple rolled out age-assurance rules.

The European Commission is finalizing a high triple-digit million euro fine — the largest ever under the Digital Markets Act — against Google for promoting its own Shopping, Flights, and Hotels services in search results.

Justice Kagan rejected Apple's emergency stay request in under an hour on May 6, and Apple has now formally petitioned the Supreme Court to review the contempt finding and injunction scope.