Regulators, antitrust, and the politics of tech.
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A federal judge has denied xAI's request to block Minnesota's ban on "nudify" applications, allowing the state's law targeting AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery to take effect. This ruling marks a significant moment for state-level regulation of generative AI products
A proposed federal bill, the SCREEN Act, seeks to mandate age verification for online sexually explicit content, but its sweeping requirements pose significant privacy and free speech risks for all internet users. The legislation would compel millions to surrender personal data,
The US government has imposed a new import ban on advanced robotic devices and power inverters from foreign manufacturers, primarily targeting Chinese companies like Unitree. This move reflects escalating tech decoupling and aims to restrict foreign access to critical robotics te
The European Commission has imposed a $1 billion fine on Google for Digital Markets Act violations, marking a significant enforcement milestone as tensions rise over regulatory approaches to Big Tech.
New bipartisan legislation would mandate AI companies to implement mechanisms enabling the Department of Homeland Security to shut down or throttle AI systems on demand, marking a significant regulatory step in AI governance.
A recent EU Court of Justice decision broadens intermediary liability for online platforms, potentially chilling freedom of expression and reshaping content moderation across Europe.
AliExpress has been fined approximately $629 million by the European Union for failing to prevent the sale of illegal and unsafe products, marking the largest penalty under the Digital Services Act to date.
The European Court has reaffirmed that Apple must comply with interoperability mandates, reinforcing user choice over device ecosystems and challenging monopolistic control.
Flock Safety has ended its pilot program using acoustic sensors to detect human distress, reversing plans amid privacy and surveillance concerns.
A data breach reveals that Suno AI’s music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, raising questions about data use and copyright in AI training.
Google and Epic Games have jointly withdrawn their legal challenge, paving the way for third-party app stores on Android devices in the US, fundamentally altering the app distribution landscape.
New York's new moratorium halts construction of hyperscale data centers for up to a year, reflecting growing regulatory scrutiny over AI infrastructure and environmental impact.
The European Union is advancing proposals to restrict children and teenagers’ access to social media, mandating platforms to prove safety before allowing youth usage.
The Bureau of Land Management is rewriting grazing regulations for the first time since 1995, proposing changes that significantly reduce public involvement in land-use decisions.
Google’s latest remote attestation initiative, reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification, intensifies control over user environments by blocking independent software, undermining open web principles.
The European Commission has found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for addictive design elements in Facebook and Instagram, mandating redesigns and threatening fines up to $12 billion.
A lawsuit alleges X's Grok AI failed to detect and prevent creation of thousands of child sexual abuse images, raising urgent questions on AI moderation efficacy and platform liability.
A recent Supreme Court decision allowing presidents to remove independent regulators without cause introduces new instability in federal agency enforcement, impacting technology companies reliant on consistent regulatory frameworks.
X Corp., formerly Twitter, seeks to terminate a 2022 FTC order mandating ongoing privacy compliance reporting amid concerns over user data protection and AI risks.
A European politician serving on an EU committee investigating spyware abuses was hacked using NSO Group's Pegasus spyware by a government customer, exposing critical risks in spyware oversight.
The Supreme Court recognized Fourth Amendment protections for location data, restricting geofence warrants but stopping short of declaring them unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Slaughter v. Trump permits the president to fire FTC commissioners at will, fundamentally altering the agency’s independence and regulatory autonomy.
President Trump’s nomination of Adam Candeub, a noted tech critic and telecommunications lawyer, to head the Justice Department’s antitrust division signals a potential recalibration of tech policy enforcement.
EFF, TEDIC, and CEJIL have challenged Paraguay’s opaque deployment of facial recognition technology, seeking transparency and accountability through a formal complaint to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.