AdTech Law Digest

Connecticut AG William Tong opens a Roblox probe over child safety failures, with the state already among a dozen investigating the platform where...

A single scraped image in training data could force permanent deletion of an entire LLM, including all model weights and code. This "algorithmic...

The EU's upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act will impose mandatory EU-only supply chains and non-price criteria for critical state tenders in...

TikTok Shop's Netherlands launch on June 15 places social commerce squarely in the EU's regulatory crosshairs, with Dutch consumer groups flagging...

Big Tech's efforts to establish AI provenance through watermarking are falling short.

The DOJ's remedy proposals in the Google search monopoly case aim to break the distribution-data-quality cycle through unprecedented structural...

Meta's Model Capability Initiative captures EU employee data in emails sent to US staff, exposing the company to GDPR breaches over legal basis,...

US antitrust enforcement and EU procurement rules are aligning to challenge Microsoft’s Azure dominance and AI expansion.

• FTC probe: Ongoing...

Meta's AI Tracking Program Under GDPR Scrutiny

• 🔥 Model Capability Initiative Data Collection: Internal documents show Meta's MCI tool captures...

DC advocacy groups are increasingly selective in defending big tech, with CCIA and others backing Anthropic against Trump’s supply chain risk...

South Carolina's new "Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media" law targets autoplay videos, like counts, and notifications for users under 16 through...

Meta’s Model Capability Initiative is ingesting emails and chats between US and EU employees for AI training, contradicting repeated claims that the...

• 145 AI laws enacted by states in 2025 plus 1,000+ bills created massive compliance load
• Privacy teams saw up to 33% headcount cuts while handling...

Meta's MCI employee tracking tool risks breaching GDPR by capturing emails and messages from EU residents, even when installed only on U.S. devices....

Judicial and international pressures are converging on social media platforms over child protection.

• Court ruling: Meta and YouTube found liable...

Senator Blackburn urged a single federal rule book for AI to shield creators, citing her Trump America AI Act and need for training-data transparency...

Pitch decks from 17 AI startups show surging VC interest in disrupting advertising and marketing.

• Agentic AI platforms automating campaigns on...

Meta's MCI program risks significant GDPR exposure by capturing emails and messages from EU residents sent to U.S. employees, which legal experts warn may qualify as intentional rather than incidental collection.

• Digital Omnibus simplification draws sharp debate over GDPR reform needs
• DSA researcher data access emerges as critical enforcement challenge
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EU Privacy and Tech Sovereignty Updates

• 🔥 Meta Mouse Tracking Tool: Reuters reports Meta's Model Capability Initiative may capture non-US...