The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
OpenAI's ChatGPT and video game platform Roblox will be classified as 'very large online platforms' under the EU's Digital Services Act after exceeding 45 million monthly users in the bloc, subjecting them to stricter content moderation and transparency requirements.
The European Commission has formally accused Temu of obstructing an investigation into potential foreign subsidies, citing non-cooperation during an Irish inspection in December 2025.
The European Commission imposed a €890mil fine on Google for illegally leveraging its search dominance to favour its own services. The penalty intensifies US-EU trade friction as the Trump administration weighs retaliatory tariffs.
European regulators have formally charged TikTok with violating online child safety standards, marking the fourth enforcement action against the platform in two years. The company faces potential fines up to 6% of global revenue.
The European Commission has identified serious deficiencies in TikTok's child safety measures, potentially exposing minors to cyberbullying and harmful contact. The platform now risks substantial penalties under EU regulations.
The European Commission has fined Google €890 million for abusing its market dominance by promoting its own services on Search and restricting competition on Google Play, signalling tougher enforcement of EU digital rules.
France's parliament is fast-tracking a bill to ban social media use for children under 15, with final votes scheduled before the summer recess. The measure reflects growing global concern about social media's impact on young people's mental health.
Five European industry associations have jointly called on EU antitrust regulators to suspend Broadcom's contested VMware business practices, citing steep price increases and market exclusions affecting thousands of cloud service providers.
The European Parliament failed to break an impasse over how to regulate online child sexual abuse reporting, with disputes over encryption protections causing the voluntary reporting mechanism to lapse in April.
The European Commission has charged Meta with breaching digital rules through addictive features on Instagram and Facebook, demanding changes to autoplay and infinite scroll functions or face substantial penalties.
The European Parliament has voted to restore interim regulations permitting major technology companies to identify and eliminate child sexual abuse content, though encrypted messaging platforms remain protected from surveillance requirements.