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Canada to investigate AI-powered rent price-fixing, minister says November 01, 2024 | Khushita Vasant

Canada's minister for innovation said he will ask the country's competition authority to launch an investigation into sky-rocketing rents potentially caused by algorithmic price-fixing.

New Irish online safety code draws fire from tech association, campaigners November 01, 2024 | Patricia Figueiredo and Júlia Tar

Ireland's recently published Online Safety Code has drawn criticism from a lobby group counting Meta and X as members but been welcomed by one representing Google and TikTok. The code targets video-sharing pla... (more story)

Meta treads fine line in criticizing Malaysia's social-media licensing plan November 01, 2024 | Jet Damazo-Santos

Meta Platform’s criticism of Malaysia’s "exceptionally accelerated" and “unclear” social-media licensing plan appears to have backfired, triggering an angry response from the country’s communications minister.... (more story)

Online grooming in UK hits record high; Snapchat hosted 48 percent of identified cases October 31, 2024 | Patricia Figueiredo

Snapchat was used in 48 percent of the cases of sexual communication with a child in the UK where the hosting platform was identified, according to data obtained by charity NSPCC and published today alongside ... (more story)

US FCC faces pushback from court on broadband rules October 31, 2024 | Madeline Hughes

Judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit pushed back today on the Federal Communications Commission for its history of flip-flopping as the commission argued to regulate Internet service provide... (more story)

Google faces class certification bid in US privacy suit over Chrome syncing October 31, 2024 | Xu Yuan

Google users accusing the company of illegally collecting their personal data when they choose not to sync their Chrome browsing activities with Google accounts asked a US court to certify a class of millions ... (more story)

EU net emissions fell sharply in 2023 driven by energy sector, commission says October 31, 2024 | Stefano Porciello and Helena Freitas

The EU recorded one of its largest annual net emission decreases ever last year, driven by massive emissions reductions in the energy sector, a new report by the European Commission shows. The bloc is on track... (more story)

Temu faces EU probe over sale of non-compliant goods, addictive designs October 31, 2024 | Júlia Tar and Oscar Pandiello

The European Commission has initiated formal proceedings against Temu to investigate whether the e-commerce platform has violated the EU’s Digital Services Act. According to the regulator, possible violations ... (more story)

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US companies deploying AI in workplace urged to keep humans 'in the loop' November 01, 2024 | Amy Miller and Mike Swift

US companies deploying artificial intelligence in the workplace received a directive from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that's becoming common among federal agencies: Keep humans “in the loop.” The ... (more story)

AI tools are being asked to draft laws. Can we really trust the process? October 30, 2024 | Frank Hersey

ChatGPT isn't just for drafting laws. Legislators around the world are using generative AI tools for a range of tasks to break their workloads, shift tone for different voters, identify gaps in existing laws a... (more story)

Beware ‘whatever it takes’ approach in policing AI revolution, EU’s Vestager warns October 30, 2024 | Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman

Europe should embrace the rollout of artificial intelligence to accelerate its own competitive edge in areas such as industrial production and the public sector, but it should be wary of demands to forsake Eur... (more story)

Complying with the UK’s Online Safety Act will cost more. How much more? October 30, 2024 | Frank Hersey

Online platforms operating in the UK are getting a little more clarity on the costs of complying with the Online Safety Act. Costs are higher than previously thought, including the fees going to the regulator,... (more story)

Decentralized finance poses challenges as UK regulators scrutinize crypto activities October 29, 2024 | Sofia Gerace

As crypto activities have become more popular, trading platforms have come under closer scrutiny from international regulators. Some of these activities take place via decentralized finance — or trading platfo... (more story)

Expect online platforms to battle UK regulator over new fees regime to cover costs October 29, 2024 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms may balk at a new fees regime proposed by the UK online safety regulator that promises to lead to takings far higher than those collected by comparable watchdogs in the EU. Although Ofcom’s ri... (more story)

Can Hungary get EU child sexual abuse material law out of legislative deadlock? October 23, 2024 | Júlia Tar and Sara Brandstätter

While the EU regulation on child sexual abuse material, which would force the likes of WhatsApp and Signal to scan users' messages, remains stalled in talks between EU governments, Hungarian officials chairing... (more story)

More AI legislative proposals coming from US states, but no uniform model yet October 22, 2024 | Amy Miller

Another wave of bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence is expected from US states next year, and lawmakers are already trying to mitigate potential issues around interoperability and harmonization. ... (more story)