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.
SpaceXAI Fails to Block Minnesota Law Banning “Nudification” Apps
Report from Politico In Brief – Federal Judge Donovan Frank rejected SpaceXAI’s effort to block Minnesota’s law banning the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images while the company challenges the measure. Frank said the company, then xAI, waited too long to seek emergency relief, filing its lawsuit just three days before the law took effect after waiting three months to act, and ruled that Minnesota’s interest in protecting the public from the harms of AI-generated sexual imagery outweighed the company’s potential losses. SpaceXAI, which now operates X and Grok, argued that increased...
Australia Digital Duty of Care Law to Require Algorithm Choice
Report from ABC News Australia In Brief – The Australian Government has released draft legislation...
Google Updates Gmail Spam Filters for Political Fundraising
Report from Campaigns & Elections In Brief – Google has put in place a Gmail policy that will make...
European Commission Proposes Age-Based Social Media and Chatbot Rules
Report from the Financial Times In Brief – European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen...
X Loses Challenge to NY Law for Disclosure of Content Moderation Practices
Report from Reuters In Brief – US District Judge John Cronan in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit...
Trump’s Former AI Czar Says Top AI Companies Can and Should Slow Down
Report from TheNextWeb In Brief – White House technology advisor David Sacks told Anthropic and...
EU Court Confirms a Key DMA Core Platform Services Rule
Report from Euractiv In Brief – The EU’s General Court has backed the European Commission’s...
ABOUT US
Platform Economy Insights tracks the major public policy trends that are important to the development of the digital platform economy and AI in key markets and provides expert independent analysis to business executives, investors, public officials and media.
Platform Economy Insights produces a short email four times a week that reviews two top stories with concise analysis. It is the best way to keep on top of the news you should know. Sign up for this free email here.