Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced that users of Meta’s social network will be able to choose whether their activity across Meta sites will be tracked. While this is the first time Meta has granted that level of choice, the FCO is still considering whether it is content with the decision.

Louisiana has just passed a bill requiring people under 18 (minors), to get parents’ permission to sign up for online services – including social networks, multiplayer games and video-sharing apps. This is broader in scope than similar new laws in Utah and California. Not sure if you have kids – but, it’s hard to picture our (now grown) kids understanding why this would be necessary when they were at ages old enough to drive, work and prepare for college.