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 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...
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 address several Digital Services Act (DSA) compliance shortcomings identified by the regulator. The decision follows the €120 million fine imposed on the social media...
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 its platform design violates the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately protect minors. The preliminary findings mark the fourth DSA case opened against...
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 Protection Act, banning grocery stores and third-party grocery delivery platforms from using consumers' personal data to set or vary food prices. Sherrill said the measure will...
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 approve a nationwide ban on social media for children under 15, with the law expected to take effect as early as Sept. 1. Passed by large majorities in both houses of the...
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