South Korea’s media regulator is stepping into the growing controversy over Instagram’s mass account suspensions, opening a formal investigation into what many users have described as a sweeping and unexplained “ban wave.”
As lawmakers globally push for tougher age checks online and platforms scramble to respond, the Federal Trade Commission is stepping in to clarify how far companies can go without tripping over federal child privacy law.
Italy’s data protection authority has ordered Amazon to immediately stop processing sensitive personal data relating to more than 1,800 employees at its Passo Corese logistics hub, after finding the company had systematically recorded highly personal information about workers for years.
Belgium’s competition watchdog has formally opened proceedings against Google over its practices in the online advertising sector, adding fresh regulatory pressure to a business model that sits at the heart of the digital economy.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has taken a step toward shaping the future of dollar-backed digital assets, issuing a proposed rule to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, better known as the GENIUS Act.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission is preparing to dramatically expand financial incentives for whistleblowers, scrapping long-standing payout caps and tying rewards directly to the scale of illicit gains recovered in market manipulation and accounting fraud cases.
Speaking at The Economist’s Antitrust Summit 2026, Sarah Cardell did not pretend the ground beneath competition policy is steady. A year ago, the global economic order still felt strained but familiar. Today, she suggested, it feels fundamentally unsettled.