The Epic Games-Apple antitrust battle resumes in appeals court; the US DOJ and state of California have been granted time to explain antitrust legal frameworks (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
New York and the DOJ urged a federal appeals court to reinstate an antitrust suit brought by 48 state AGs that alleged Meta schemed to “buy or bury” its rivals  —  New York and the Justice Department urged a federal appeals court to reinstate an antitrust suit that dozens …

Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media content moderation law, lifting an injunction that blocked it and remanding it back to the lower court  —  A federal appeals court upheld the validity of a Texas social-media law that companies like Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc …

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Drata, which uses automation to help companies adhere to compliance frameworks, raised a $200M Series C led by Iconiq Growth and GGV Capital at a $2B valuation  —  Drata, a security compliance and automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR …

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol:
Google says it has paused enforcement of its in-app billing policy on Google Play in India, following a recent ruling of the Competition Commission of India  —  Google said on November 1 it has paused enforcement of its in-app billing system in India following a recent ruling of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocks the Texas social media law from going into effect, as industry groups seek to bring the case to the Supreme Court  —  The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a controversial Texas social media law from going into effect Wednesday as industry groups seek to bring the case to the Supreme Court.

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
A tech industry group including Google and Meta sues to block California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, saying it would result in content “over-moderation”  —  It’s the latest legal salvo over the future of social media regulation, an issue that has been appealed to the Supreme Court.