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Cyberattackers knew Optus systems, Australian telecom company tells court
Singtel Optus has rejected claims by the Australian media regulator that that the 2022 cyberattack that affected the telecommunications company wasn’t “highly sophi... (more story)
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Can Hungary get EU child sexual abuse material law out of legislative deadlock?
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... (more story)
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More AI legislative proposals coming from US states, but no uniform model yet
Another wave of bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence is expected from US states next year, and lawmakers are already trying to mitigate potential issue... (more story)
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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.
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 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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)