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.
Federal Judge Rejects DoJ – TikTok Child Privacy Settlement
Report from MediaPost In Brief – US District Judge George Wu has rejected a proposed $400 million settlement between the Justice Department and TikTok over allegations that the platform violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from users under 13 without parental consent. The proposed settlement intended to resolve an August 2024 complaint alleging TikTok allowed children 12 and younger to bypass its Kids Mode restrictions on data collection and also vacated a 2019 Federal Trade Commission order requiring TikTok to pay $5 million and...
Private Plaintiffs File Antitrust Suit Alleging AI Slowdown Harms AI Users
Report from Bloomberg In Brief – A lawsuit alleges that Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Google...
TikTok Reaches Settlement with Alabama Before Teen Safety Trial Begins
Report from Engadget In Brief – TikTok has agreed to make changes to its app and pay Alabama at...
Trump White House AI Meeting Reconfirms Opposition to Regulatory Regime
Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – President Trump reiterated his opposition to...
California Enacts AI Law to Require Notification of AI in Advertising
Report from MediaPost In Brief – California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has signed SB 1050 into law...
Meta Lawsuits Challenge UK Online Safety Act Implementation
Report from the Financial Times In Brief – Meta is mounting another legal challenge against Ofcom...
Judge Rules that Montana Political Deepfake Law is Likely Unconstitutional
Report from NBC Montana In Brief – US District Judge Susan Watters has ruled that a Montana law...
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