Report from the BBC In Brief – A federal judge in New York has allowed a lawsuit brought by two voice actors to move forward against LOVO, a company that describes itself as an AI-powered platform that converts written text into human-like speech. The plaintiffs...
Wikimedia Foundation Challenges Online Safety Act Designation in UK Court
Report from UKTN In Brief – The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the Wikipedia knowledge platform, has gone to the High Court of Justice in London to challenge how the platform is categorized under the Online Safety Act (OSA). The non-profit says that...
European Commission Holding Onto DSA Decision on X for US Trade Talks
Report from the Financial Times In Brief – The European Commission has slowed its Digital Services Act (DSA) investigation of X to allow the contentious US-EU trade negotiations to reach a resolution before their regulatory decision is finalized. The Commission hoped...
UK Government Wants to Climb Down from Apple Encryption Standoff
Report from the Financial Times In Brief – The UK is reportedly looking to step back from its legal standoff with Apple over the company’s use of encryption in its iCloud storage service. The Starmer Government is concerned that the conflict could hamper their ability...
Justice Alito Weighing Emergency Stay of Mississippi Social Media Law
Report from MediaPost In Brief – Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who is weighing the emergency appeal of tech trade group NetChoice to block Mississippi from enforcing its law regulating how social media platforms serve teen users, has asked Mississippi’s Attorney...
European Commission Issues Preliminary DSA Decision Against Temu
Report from EuroNews In Brief – The European Commission has made a preliminary determination that Temu does not comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA), legislation enacted in 2022 to regulate how digital platforms address illegal and objectional content. Platforms...
President Trump Indicates He Would Again Extend TikTok Deal Deadline
Report from Bloomberg In Brief – President Donald Trump said he would give social media video platform TikTok another extension of a deadline to sell to a US owner. Trump has said many times that he likes the platform because it helped his 2024 presidential campaign...
Yelp Antitrust Lawsuit Targeting Google Search Practices Can Proceed
Report from Courthouse News Service In Brief – A federal judge has rejected keys parts of Google’s motion to dismiss Yelp’s antitrust complaint alleging that the digital giant has a monopoly over local search services and related advertising. Yelp, a platform...
UK Ofcom Issues Rules Requiring Platforms to Protect Younger Users
Report from The Guardian In Brief – Ofcom, the UK online content moderation regulator under the Online Safety Act (OSA), has announced a set of new rules for online sites likely to be used by young people, including the largest social media platforms, search engines,...
Florida Sues Snap Alleging Snapchat has Illegal Addictive Features
Report from The Hill In Brief – The State of Florida has sued Snap, operator of Snapchat, for violating HB 3, a state law enacted in 2024 to protect teens from “addictive” social media features, including though infinite scrolling, push notifications, auto-play...
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EU Commission Opens DSA Investigation of Grok’s Sexualized Images on X
Report from CNBC In Brief – The European Commission has announced a new Digital Services Act (DSA) investigation of X and its integration of AI chatbot Grok with functionality that allowed users to create and post realistic manipulated images that could include...
South Korea Faces US Blowback After Enacting Online Disinformation Law
Report from Korea JoongAng Daily In Brief – South Korea’s recent amendment to the Network Act aimed at suppressing online misinformation quickly sparked sharp criticism from the United States who argued that it risks chilling lawful speech and creates barriers for US...
Government Pressure Forces Grok to Back Down on “Sexualized” Photo Edits
Report from Reuters In Brief – Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has announced that it is preventing Grok, the AI chatbot integrated into X, from editing images of real people to put them in revealing clothing such as bikinis. The move represents a major...
Meta Announces Plans to Use Age Verification Tool Developed in Singapore
Report from Financial Times In Brief – Meta has announced plans to adopt a new age-verification credential, AgeKeys, developed by Singapore-based start-up k-ID, as it responds to intensifying global online safety regulation. The reusable, passkey-based credential is...
Apple is Appealing Big UK Court Loss on App Store Pricing
Report from Guardian In Brief – Apple has appealed the 2025 decision of the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) that the iPhone giant violated competition law by imposing excessive App Store commissions on developers, leading to overcharges being passed on to...
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