Report from The Media Leader In Brief – The Paris Commercial Court has ordered Google to pay €16.2 million to French sports newspaper L’Équipe for damages caused by its anti-competitive practices in online advertising. The ruling builds on a 2021 decision by the...
EU Parliament Backs AI Intimate Images Ban in Digital Omnibus
Report from Reuters In Brief – The European Parliament is backing a proposal to amend the AI Act to prohibit apps from creating sexualized images of people without their consent. The ban on so-called “nudification” apps, which follows similar backing from the EU...
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...
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 to open parts of its services to competitors, arguing that the measures would undermine privacy and security protections for European users. The orders issued in July are...
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 court for a temporary injunction blocking OpenAI from operating its services in the state, arguing that the company cannot adequately regulate its own AI technology. The...
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 that the Pentagon can blacklist AI company Anthropic for the Department of Defense and its contractors. Two judges found that the agency had sufficient grounds to...
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 for a dedicated AI Bill and a new national AI regulator with powers to ban the release of the most powerful systems if they risk widespread harm or can evade effective...
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