Report from the Reuters In Brief – The Trump Administration is considering imposing direct sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA) that regulates how digital platforms address objectionable...
Judge Backs Humility and Restraint in Google Search Monopoly Remedy
Report from the New York Times In Brief – Federal District Judge Amit Mehta has set out remedies to address Google’s monopoly in general online search, placing limits for six years on the kinds of business deals the company can make with device makers and other...
EU General Court Upholds Latest US-EU Data Transfer Agreement
Report from the Bloomberg In Brief – The European General Court has ruled that the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) adequately protects the privacy rights of Europeans regarding their personal data held by companies in the United States. The agreement...
EU Hits Google with $3.5 Billion Fine in AdTech Antitrust Case
Report from the CNBC In Brief – The European Commission has hit Google with a €2.95 billion ($3.45 billion) antitrust fine for a range of anti-competitive practices in its vast AdTech business, including unfairly favoring its own display advertising technology...
Judge Challenges Settlement Proposal in Anthropic-Author Copyright Suit
Report from the AP In Brief – Federal District Judge William Alsup, who is overseeing a major class action lawsuit accusing AI company Anthropic of violating federal copyright law, expressed deep disappointment with the lack of specificity in the $1.5 billion...
EU General Court Dings EU Commission for Process Used to Set DSA Fee
Report from the Reuters In Brief – The European General Court has handed Meta and TikTok a limited victory in their challenge against the supervisory fee developed by the European Commission to fund enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA, which...
A US-China Deal Is Close to Certify That TikTok Can Keep Operating
Report from the New York Times In Brief – The US and Chinese officials have said that they have the “framework for a deal” on TikTok as part of broader bilateral and foreign policy talks that could see President Trump certifying that the divestiture conditions set in...
Major Online Publisher Sues Google Over AI-Enabled Search Features
Report from Reuters In Brief – Penske Media, which owns online publisher sites including Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Variety, has sued Google in federal court alleging that it is leveraging its online search monopoly to gain access to Penske’s content for the...
California State Legislature Passes Major AI Transparency Bill
Report from TechCrunch In Brief – The California Legislature has passed SB 53, the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act” (TFAIA), that imposes new AI transparency requirements, especially for large developers, and creates whistleblower protections for...
Federal Judge Blocks Second California Election Deepfake Law
Report from Straight Arrow News In Brief – Federal Judge John Mendez has struck down California’s AB 2839 on summary judgement, ruling that the legislation combatting so-called political deepfakes violates the First Amendment. The measure, enacted in 2024, proposed to...
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OpenAI Reaches Defense Department Deal Flanking Anthropic
Report from the New York Times In Brief – OpenAI says it has reached agreement with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to supply AI for classified systems in a manner that the company says addresses its opposition to the technology being misused in autonomous weapons...
Federal Judge Blocks Virginia’s One-Hour Time Limit for Social Media
Report from Reuters In Brief – US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Virginia from enforcing Senate Bill 854 that imposes a time limit on teens using social media platforms with so-called “addictive” features. Platforms...
FTC Chairman Accuses Apple of News Media Viewpoint Discrimination
Report from the New York Times In Brief – The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent a warning letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook expressing concerns that the operations of the Apple News may favor certain political viewpoints in a way that conflicts with Apple’s...
PM Starmer Proposes Bringing AI Chatbots Under the UK Online Safety Act
Report from Bloomberg In Brief – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to bring AI chatbots directly under the Online Safety Act (OSA) to close what he called a “legal loophole” in Britain’s online safety regime and ensure that they are designed to not...
Reddit Fined By UK ICO for Failing to Age Check 13-Year-Olds
Report from the BBC In Brief – The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has fined Reddit more than £14 million for failing to adequately enforce its rules regarding children under 13 accessing the platform. Following an...
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