Aug 21, 2026
TikTok's U.S. chief security officer Will Farrell is scheduled to testify before a U.S. House committee on September 15, 2026, marking the first public testimony by a TikTok U.S. executive before the U.S. House since ByteDance finalized a deal to separate the U.S. app from its global business.
The European Union has agreed to amendments to the AI Act that restore the obligation for providers to register AI systems in the EU's high-risk systems database. The update also extends some regulatory exemptions previously provided to SMEs.
Australia unveiled draft legislation that would impose a 2.25% levy on the local revenues of Meta, Google, and TikTok unless they pay local news outlets directly. The move represents a major push to force digital platforms to compensate journalism.