Latest News in Public Policy Impacting Digital Platforms and AI
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German Media Regulator Says AI-Search Hybrids are Subject to Media Laws
Report from Reuters In Brief – Germany’s media regulator has declared that AI-generated search summaries and chatbot responses produced by services such as Google’s AI Overviews and Perplexity AI fall under Germany’s media laws. The Commission for Licensing and Supervision (ZAK), representing the country’s 14 state media authorities, said such outputs are created by the AI providers themselves rather than simply displaying third-party material. ZAK also said the liability protections available under the EU’s Digital Services Act for user-generated content do not apply in these circumstances....
EU Commission Accepts X’s Plan to Address DSA Transparency Concerns
Report from MediaPost In Brief – The European Commission has announced the approval of X’s plan to...
TikTok’s Latest EU DSA Charges Allege Failing to Protect Minors
Report from Reuters In Brief – TikTok faces fresh allegations from the European Commission that...
New Jersey Bans So-Called “Surveillance Pricing” for Groceries
Report from NJ.Com In Brief – New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) has signed the Fair Price...
France Officially Sets 15-Year-Old Age Threshold for Social Media
Report from the New York Times In Brief – France has become the first European country to fully...
EU Commission Issues Fines to Google in Two DMA Compliance Cases
Report from Reuters In Brief – The European Commission has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion)...
Federal Judge Approves Anthropic and Authors Copyright Settlement
Report from Engadet In Brief – Federal District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin has approved...
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