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.
Apple Still Trying to Reverse Epic Antitrust Loss at Supreme Court
Report from Reuters In Brief – Apple has asked the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that found the company in civil contempt for violating an injunction tied to its long-running legal fight with Epic Games. The Apple v Epic antitrust dispute began in 2020, when Epic sued Apple over its control of iPhone app distribution and payments. Although Federal District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers largely rejected Epic’s antitrust claims, she ruled that Apple violated California’s Unfair Competition Law and ordered Apple to allow developers to direct users to alternative payment methods...
Trump Cancels Executive Order on “Voluntary” AI Security Reviews
Report from the Washington Post In Brief – President Donald Trump cancelled signing a major...
Apple Criticizes EU Regulatory Plan to Fully Open Android to AI Developers
Report from Reuters In Brief – Apple is harshly critical of the set of directives compiled by the...
X Commits to Strengthen Anti-Terror Content Moderation in the UK
Report from The Guardian In Brief – Ofcom, the UK regulator enforcing the Online Safety Act (OSA),...
Meta Joins Snap, TikTok and YouTube to Settle School District Lawsuit
Report from the New York Times In Brief – Meta has reached reached a settlement agreement in the...
UK Antitrust Authority Investigating Microsoft Business Software Dominance
Report from Reuters In Brief – The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the country’s...
AI Hallucination Stories Grab Bag
Context - Within weeks of Chat-GPT’s public release, the fact that chatbots make plausible and...
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