Source: BBC News [UK State Media]

“A Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to smuggle thousands of live queen garden ants out of Kenya. The court in Nairobi on Wednesday also fined Zhang Kequn 1m Kenyan shillings (£5,713; $7,737). Judge Irene Gichobi described Zhang as not ‘entirely honest’ and lacking in remorse. Last month, he was charged with illegally dealing in wildlife species after being arrested at Nairobi’s main airport while attempting to travel to China with more than 2,000 ants in his luggage. Kenyan authorities have warned of a growing demand for the ants in Europe and Asia, where they are prized by collectors. They can be worth around $220 (£170) each. ‘There is need for a stiff deterrent sentence,’ Judge Gichobi said, noting the ‘rising cases of dealing in large quantities of garden ants and the negative ecological side effects.'” (04/15/26)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz788z27j2jo

Source: Reuters

“A Milan court on Tuesday accepted a class action brought ​by a consumer group against Meta ‌Platforms over the theft of personal data suffered by Facebook Italy. According to the court ​order, the data scraping incident, ​which took place between January 2018 and ⁠September 2019 and was disclosed ​by Meta in 2021, affected around 533 ​million Facebook users globally. The CTCU consumer association is seeking compensation on behalf of social media ​users who lost, or feared losing, ​control over their personal data in breach of ‌the ⁠EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).” (04/14/26)

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italy-court-allows-class-action-against-meta-over-facebook-data-scraping-2026-04-14/