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Policy, Legal & Regulatory this week: A webXray audit of over 7,000 popular websites indicates widespread noncompliance with California’s Global Privacy; and The California Senate’s public safety committee has advanced SB 1375, a bill…

Policy, Courts, And Regulation this week: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz, appearing on multiple Sunday political talk shows, provided legal; and This matters for Policy, Legal & Regulatory because it gives a concrete current…

Tech Platform Regulation & Antitrust this week: The European Commission has initiated a structured enforcement pipeline under the Digital Services Act (DSA), moving; and A proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

Digital Rights & Surveillance Reform this week: New York’s proposed 2026-2027 budget includes provisions mandating algorithmic print-blocking censorware on all 3D; and The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is sending a senior…

Intellectual Property Lawsuits & Enforcement this week: A coalition of consumer and patient advocacy groups is urging the House Judiciary Committee to expedite markup of; and Schedule A litigation, a procedural mechanism bundling numerous…

This matters for Policy, Legal & Regulatory because it gives a concrete current signal to track: The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge…