Latest News in Public Policy Impacting Digital Platforms and AI
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German Court Says Meta is Responsible for Scam Ads Because of Algorithms
Report from The Next Web In Brief – A German court has ruled that Meta is responsible for fake investment ads posted by third parties on Facebook and Instagram, ordering the company to remove the ads and pay damages. The ruling by the Frankfurt Regional Court is not final and can be appealed. Finanzfluss, a German personal finance platform, and co-founder Thomas Kehl, sued Meta after scammers used the company’s trademarked logo and Kehl’s photograph in hundreds of advertisements promoting investments the court deemed fraudulent. Meta argued that, under the EU’s Digital Services Act, hosting...
Google Challenges EU Orders to Share Search Data and Open Android to AI
Report from Reuters In Brief – Google has challenged two European Commission orders requiring it...
Florida Attorney General Asks Court to Block OpenAI in the State
Report from Axios In Brief – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) has asked a Florida state...
Pentagon Wins Court Round Two Over Anthropic Blacklisting
Report from Politico In Brief – A three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1...
UK Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Calls for AI Safety Legislation
Report from The European In Brief – The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has called...
European Parliament Calls for Influencer Economy Code of Conduct
Report from Net Influencer In Brief – The European Parliament has called for an EU-wide code of...
Federal Judge Rejects DoJ – TikTok Child Privacy Settlement
Report from MediaPost In Brief – US District Judge George Wu has rejected a proposed $400 million...
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