Policy & Regulation News

Same-day for tier-one events (EU AI Act milestones, major FTC suits, big Supreme Court verdicts). Within 24-48 hours for second-tier regulatory news with a focus on translating legal language into operator-relevant takeaways.

No — we're tech journalists, not lawyers. Every post explains what the regulation does in plain English with operator-impact analysis, but for compliance decisions specific to your company, hire counsel. We link to the source legal text in every post for that reason.

Yes — India DPDP, UK CMA / ICO, Singapore PDPA, Australia OAIC, UAE, and Brazil LGPD all get regular coverage. Where regulation in one country sets precedent (e.g. EU GDPR shaping US state laws), we connect those dots explicitly.

Heavy coverage given how fast the rules change. SEC actions, MiCA implementation, IRS guidance, and country-level moves (UK FCA, Singapore MAS, India RBI) all sit under Policy. We separate enforcement-action news from rule-making news because they have different implications.

Core focus area. The NYT v. OpenAI, Getty v. Stability, music-label suits, and court verdicts on fair-use vs. training-data all get covered. We track the precedent emerging from these cases since it shapes what data future AI products can train on.

Yes — Section 230 (US), Online Safety Act (UK), Digital Services Act (EU), and platform-liability rules globally. Heavy implication for marketplace, social, and UGC-app builders, so this is a recurring beat.

Email corrections@makeanapplike.com with the source legal text + your reasoning. Verified corrections post within 4 hours with a "Corrected on YYYY-MM-DD" note. Translating legal language is imperfect; we welcome the corrections.

Yes — Make An App Like newsletter has a Policy-only filter. Daily at 8am UTC for tier-one events, weekly summary Mondays at 8am UTC. Built for compliance / legal / GTM teams who need a single source for the regulatory layer.