Age restrictions bear down on social media platforms
On December 10, Australia will begin enforcing a law that says kids under 16 years of age can’t use social…
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EU Parliament supports age assurance to block kids under 16 from social media
The European Parliament is supporting an EU-wide digital minimum age of 16 for accessing social media, video-sharing platforms and AI…
China regulations on personal data for large online platforms get public airing
The Cyberspace Administration of China is seeking public comment on its draft regulations on personal information protection for large online…
India charts cautious path on AI regulation with Governance Guidelines
India unveiled its AI Governance Guidelines as the country takes a measured approach to regulating artificial intelligence by emphasizing trust,…
Deepfake crisis gets dire prompting new investment, calls for regulation
Deepfake detection and social engineering defense startup Doppel has raised 70 million dollars in Series C funding. According to Fortune,…
Australia latest nation to face insults, threats from US over online safety laws
America has summoned Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, to answer for her alleged offenses against free speech. In a…
New biometric capture not authorized for Kenya SIM registration, govt clarifies
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has explained that it has not authorized telecommunications companies in the country to collect…
Age verification for porn has unintended Constitutional costs: Google Trends study
New research based on Google Trends data questions the effectiveness of state age assurance laws for adult content sites –…
Adult content sites maneuver to escape VLOP designation under EU’s DSA
For an industry in which size matters, porn streaming services are proving eager to show how small they actually are….
Ofcom implementation delays trigger pressure from DSIT, pushback from Wikipedia
Months after it began enforcing the UK Online Safety Act and its related codes, British regulator Ofcom finds itself in…
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