X’s Grok deepfakes scandal has seen limber lawmaking eclipse regulatory response
May 11, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The scandal of X's Grok producing millions of sexualized deepfakes led to multiple probes early this year. None has concluded yet, though Brazil’s privacy regulator expects preliminary findings by June, while ... (more story)
New Mexico AG Torrez brings prosecutor's aggressiveness to Meta litigation
May 08, 2026
| Mike Swift
Not so long ago, Raúl Torrez was a New Mexico county prosecutor, focused on putting murderers and members of drug cartels behind bars. Now the state's attorney general, Torrez is arguably one of the most promi... (more story)
Elevation of Brazil ANPD to federal regulator brings tougher enforcement tests
May 08, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority has moved into a new regulatory phase with legal and institutional consequences after becoming a federal regulatory agency — a shift that strengthens its decisional ... (more story)
Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business
May 07, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," pioneering law that would inspire the word, but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of gre... (more story)
Kochava settlement with US FTC narrows definition of sensitive locations
May 05, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
The US Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Kochava marks the end of a nearly four-year legal battle between the commission and data brokers that began with FTC employees attempting to buy location data.... (more story)
Tech firms adapting before Brazil's new child safety rules start, official says
May 05, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Tech platforms and retailers have started adjusting to Brazil’s new online child safety law months before enforcement of age checks across a wide range of online services is due to kick in, the director of dig... (more story)
As CISA cuts loom, companies need to step up cyber defenses
May 01, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Companies need to step up as the federal cybersecurity infrastructure in the US faces budget cuts, just as artificial intelligence-fueled attacks are on the rise.
Doubts still linger over UK bill that sets social media curbs for children
April 29, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
UK lawmakers have approved a bill that commits the government to impose “some form” of social media restrictions on under-16s, but leaves key details unresolved. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has c... (more story)