Latest News in Public Policy Impacting Digital Platforms and AI
Regulatory and legal developments you should be aware of put into context by an independent policy expert.
High Court Considers Applying 80’s Video Rental Law to Online Advertising
Report from USA Today In Brief – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical of broadly applying the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) to modern online advertising. The 1988 law prohibits video stores from disclosing the rental history of customers. Online privacy advocates have attempted to use VPPA lawsuits in lieu of federal privacy legislation to impose harsh penalties on websites engaged with targeted ad networks. Some federal courts have ruled against the VPPA applying to online advertising networks, while others have ruled it does, often clashing over definitional...
Character.ai Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Reorganization Effort
Report from CNN In Brief – Character.ai, an AI “companion” chatbot startup facing extensive...
OpenAI Will Start Watermarking ChatGPT in the EU to Comply with AI Act
Report from TechCrunch In Brief – OpenAI announced that it will begin adding an invisible...
UK Minister Calls for AI Safety Regulatory Regime
Report from the Financial Times In Brief – UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan has urged frontier AI...
Google Reaches News Content Compensation Deal with UK Publisher
Report from Hold the Front Page In Brief – Google will pay UK publisher Reach for content used in...
President Macron Wants the DSA Used More to Control “Nonsense” Speech
Report from Digital Watch In Brief – In a speech at Madrid’s Complutense University on his recent...
Federal Appeals Court Panel Upholds Florida Teen Social Media Law
Report from the Orlando Sentinel In Brief – A unanimous three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit...
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