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Differing versions of US online child safety bills will pose issues for full passage
While the latest child online safety package from the US House of Representatives includes bills of the same name that have already been passed by the Senate, the c... (more story)
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Jury in Calif. social media trial to grapple with adolescent thinking, expression
The jury in the ongoing trial in Los Angeles over social media addiction must answer a key question: If Kaley, the 20-year-old plaintiff who sued Meta Platforms and... (more story)
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Philippine digital platform study urges privacy integration into competition law
A market study by the Philippine Competition Commission recommends integrating data privacy considerations into the Philippine Competition Act and strengthening coo... (more story)
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UK officials are considering scrapping the Regulatory Policy Committee, but no decision has yet been made, a UK finance ministry official told lawmakers on Tuesday morning. The body plays an “important role” i... (more story)
The European Commission’s planned changes to its data protection rules would create more legal uncertainty, key EU lawmaker Marina Kaljurand said on Tuesday. The commission's Digital Omnibus proposal introduce... (more story)
China is aiming to establish a system for the proper use of artificial intelligence training data under its new five-year plan, part of a broader push to expand data resources and advance the country's digital development.
Companies carrying out age checks should minimize the collection and retention of biometric data and ensure clear consent, Australia’s privacy regulator has warned. The Office of the Australian Information Com... (more story)
Antigone Davis, the global head of safety at Meta, gave a New Mexico jury a personal view on Monday of how the company is working to help its users.
A legal gap in EU rules allowing online platforms to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material now looks certain to develop after lawmakers and member states failed to reach an agreement on Monday on exte... (more story)
Meta Platforms on Friday sought to discredit New Mexico's investigation of the company by highlighting how an inexperienced consultant used photos of real children to analyze the amount of child sexual abuse m... (more story)
Adobe Inc. agreed to pay $75 million in penalties and provide $75 million in free services to settle US claims that it trapped customers in hard-to-cancel subscriptions for Photoshop and other software in viol... (more story)
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Brazil begins enforcing a new law Tuesday aimed at protecting minors in digital environments. The Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents grants the country’s data watchdog additional powers to safeguard ... (more story)
If children under 13 are not allowed on Instagram, why do so many appear to be using it? Testimony in two social media addiction trials has repeatedly returned to this question. Meta Platforms says the answer is complicated.
UK regulators Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office are shifting online safety enforcement from fringe pornography and suicide forums to the largest social media platforms, placing Meta, YouTube, Tik... (more story)
A New Mexico jury is asking if they will see what Meta Platforms whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked to US Congress and the press in 2021. That disclosure of internal documents has been defined as a watershed ... (more story)
While the latest child online safety package from the US House of Representatives includes bills of the same name that have already been passed by the Senate, the chambers' different versions are likely to cau... (more story)
The jury in the ongoing trial in Los Angeles over social media addiction must answer a key question: If Kaley, the 20-year-old plaintiff who sued Meta Platforms and YouTube, exaggerated mistreatment by her fam... (more story)
Testimony from New Mexico educators about the disruptive effects of social media in schools is offering an early look at the evidence a Kentucky school district hopes to present in a closely watched federal tr... (more story)
Halfway through the first bellwether trial over whether Meta and YouTube deliberately designed their services to hook children, Meta appears particularly vulnerable to a jury finding that Instagram contributed... (more story)