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Australia begins enforcing under-16 social media ban, but probes stay under wraps
Australia began enforcing its under-16 social media ban on Wednesday, but the online safety regulator says it won’t comment on individual investigations, leaving th... (more story)
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US Supreme Court considers FTC’s executive power, ‘for cause’ removal protections
The US Supreme Court seemed poised Monday to give the president the power to remove members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission for any rea... (more story)
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Social media giants say US school districts can't link design features, damages
School districts cannot pin a youth mental-health crisis, or their multimillion-dollar plan for fixing it, on any design feature of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or Sn... (more story)
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The UK minister for AI and online safety, Kanishka Narayan, has called on lawmakers to point out any gaps in the country’s Online Safety Act with respect to risks posed by AI chatbots.
With just over one week to go before the long-awaited and politically sensitive “Smartphone Law” goes into effect, the chief of Japan’s antitrust regulator on Wednesday praised the law as a boon for competitio... (more story)
Australia began enforcing its under-16 social media ban on Wednesday, but the online safety regulator says it won’t comment on individual investigations, leaving the scope and pace of early probes largely opaq... (more story)
India has proposed a far-reaching hybrid model to govern the use of copyrighted material in training generative artificial intelligence systems. The two-pronged approach proposes granting AI developers the rig... (more story)
A former Meta Platforms employee who accused the company of wrongdoing in protecting children online must turn over communications with former or current Meta employees regarding the subject, a US federal judge ruled.
UK telecom providers won’t face a ban on mid-contract price rises, a government minister told Parliament on Tuesday, despite intensifying scrutiny of telecom pricing by the government and the sector regulator.... (more story)
Outbursts by Elon Musk and the US administration over the legitimacy of EU enforcement won't have any effect, competition chief Teresa Ribera has said, as the bloc will "stand up" to attempts to subordinate it... (more story)
Australia’s online safety watchdog expects to exhaust the entire A$16.163 million ($10.71 million) in funding allocated by the government for implementing the social media age restrictions that take effect fro... (more story)
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Governments around the world are trying to tighten their scrutiny of social media recommender systems, the algorithms that determine what users see on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. After years of deb... (more story)
Government social media age restrictions, such as the one coming into force this week in Australia, or broad content-moderation laws such as those in the EU and the UK, are impossible in the US because they ar... (more story)
Regulators worldwide have woken up to a need to police online safety for minors. Australia has arguably gone the furthest, banning social media for under-16s from this week. In Europe, America, Asia and beyond... (more story)
The Indian government has scrapped its directive mandating the "Sanchar Saathi" cybersecurity app on new smartphones after just five days. Despite claiming "increasing acceptance," the swift U-turn — forced by... (more story)
The Global Disinformation Index, or GDI, has joined Media Matters in asking a US court to curb the Federal Trade Commission’s probe into an alleged advertiser boycott — a challenge that is expected to see simi... (more story)
Investment funds engaging in for-profit support of court cases aren't likely to see any EU-wide regulatory action in the short term. The European Commission appears to see no reason to intervene, and for now i... (more story)
Underscoring the World Intellectual Property Organization Advisory Board of Judges’ mission to bridge the gap between highly advanced IP jurisdictions and those that need support, the board is finalizing a two... (more story)
Online platforms offering services in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act will face accountability efforts by the regulator in the hope they will adhere to new voluntary guidance on protecting women and girls ... (more story)