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California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes

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California has once again expanded its already-complex privacy and technology regulatory landscape. During the most recent legislative session, lawmakers and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) advanced a...more

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EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures

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The European Commission has taken a consequential step in the early enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). On 5 December 2025, the Commission imposed a €120 million fine on X (formerly Twitter), concluding that the...more

Mogin Law LLP

HBO Customer Files Antitrust Class Action Against Netflix to Stop Warner Merger

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A Las Vegas HBO Max subscriber has proposed an antitrust class action against Netflix, Inc. in the Northern District of California to block Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)....more

Cozen O'Connor

AGs Call Out Major Providers in Ongoing Robocall Crackdown

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The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force—a bipartisan coalition of 51 AGs that investigates and takes legal action against companies allegedly responsible for illegal robocall traffic routed into and across the United...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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 effective age verification and failure to respond to statutory notices....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Who, Me? A Wiretapper? Common Website Activities May Subject Your Business to Demands Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act

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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 on behalf of a California resident aggrieved by your alleged violation of the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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 marketplace, as a data controller, is responsible for the processing of personal data...more

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Hawai’i AG Sues TikTok for Hooking Children and Misleading the Public

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Hawai’i AG Anne Lopez, assisted by private outside counsel, filed a lawsuit against Bytedance Inc., the parent company of TikTok, alleging violations of state consumer protection laws for knowingly designing an addictive...more

Stark & Stark

New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies Cyber-Harassment Standards Under VASPA

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In a reported decision that offers important guidance on protective orders under New Jersey’s Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act (VASPA), the Appellate Division recently reversed a Final Protective Order in A.C....more

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NAD’s Newfound Interest in Financial Services

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In 2025, the National Advertising Division saw a notable uptick in challenges involving the financial services industry. Historically viewed as a forum focused on categories like food, cosmetics, personal care, household...more

Venable LLP

State Court Clears Connecticut’s Greenwashing Suit Against Exxon

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A Connecticut state court recently denied Exxon Mobile Corp.’s motion to strike the Connecticut attorney general’s lawsuit, allowing all the state’s consumer protection claims regarding Exxon’s alleged greenwashing to...more

King & Spalding

EU & UK AI Round-up 2025

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The past year has marked a pivotal stage in the EU’s approach to AI governance, moving from conceptual frameworks to concrete law, targeted regulatory guidance, institutional initiatives, and real-world applications that are...more

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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 American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

FCC Seeks Comments on Complete Overhaul of Satellite Space and Earth Station Rules

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The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to overhaul the rules governing satellite space and earth stations. The intent of these changes is broadly deregulatory, proposing to shift these rules from Part 25,...more

Hogan Lovells

CJEU Clarifies GDPR Duties for Online Platforms Hosting User Ads

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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 compliance obligations of online platforms in Europe. The Court ruled that...more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

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 Communications Commission (Commission) unanimously adopted a Notice of Proposed...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

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, took effect on September 30, 2025. The statute, RC § 1349.10, asks covered...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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 UK government on 12 November 2025 introduced the new Cyber Security and...more

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CJEU Rules on GDPR Obligations for Advertisements

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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 Grand Chamber judgment addressing the GDPR obligations of online platforms that...more

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Michigan Telemarketing Law Motors Through Senate

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Already one of the more robust mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) laws, the Michigan State Senate recently passed new legislation aimed at unsolicited telemarketing to Michigan consumers. Below, we discuss in...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Six Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2026

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As we head into 2026, antitrust risk is no longer confined to high-profile tech platforms and blockbuster mergers. State attorneys general (AGs), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Department of Justice Antitrust...more

Wiley Rein LLP

2025 State AG Robocall Enforcement Trends: Targeting of VoIP Service Providers Continues, With Coordinated AG Scrutiny of...

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In 2025, states continued leading government efforts to address unlawful telemarketing and robocalls. One key theme emerging from their work was a continued emphasis on pushing VoIP service providers throughout the call path...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

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 realizing it....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Code of Advertising Standards for Influencer Marketing: Key Clauses and Application to AI-Generated Content and...

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Influencer marketing has become a cornerstone of modern advertising, offering brands a direct line to engaged audiences. However, with this growing trend comes the responsibility to ensure that marketing practices are...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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 Target Users of Messaging Applications,” which outlines how “multiple cyber threat...more

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