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Indonesia has deactivated approximately five million underage accounts across digital platforms following implementation of new child protection regulations, marking a significant milestone in Southeast Asian online safety efforts.
The European Commission is set to classify ChatGPT and Roblox as 'very large online platforms' under its Digital Services Act, subjecting both US technology companies to stricter content moderation rules, transparency requirements, and potential fines of up to 6% of global revenue.
The European Commission has accused TikTok of exposing children to safety risks through public profiles and algorithmic recommendations of teenage content, potentially breaching EU law with fines up to six percent of annual revenue.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission will host the International Regulatory Conference 2026 on July 21–22 at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, gathering global regulators and industry experts to shape digital-era policy and governance.
The European Commission has formally charged Meta Platforms for designing Instagram and Facebook with addictive features, demanding changes to autoplay and infinite scroll or risk substantial fines under the Digital Services Act.
Emmanuel Macron and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have jointly called for stricter regulation of digital platforms, warning that inadequately managed online environments pose significant risks to children's health and wellbeing across multiple dimensions.