The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and a Notice of Inquiry regarding AI-generated calls and texts. This proposal, now open for public comment, aims to ensure transparency and protect consumers from the potential misuse of AI technology, including fraud, impersonations, and misinformation.
The NPRM proposes defining an AI-generated call as "a call ...
Telegram's founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, was detained at an airport near Paris, France, under an arrest warrant accusing the platform, which has about 900 million users, of enabling serious crimes such as money laundering, child exploitation, fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime, and terrorism. Known for its strong encryption and privacy features, Telegram has been partly driven by a ...
Today, the Knesset voted to approve the enactment of Amendment No. 13 to the Privacy Protection Law. The amendment (previously known as amendment no. 14), which will come into effect one year after its forthcoming publication in the official gazette, includes a series of comprehensive changes to Israel's outdated privacy law. This is the most comprehensive amendment to the law ...
TikTok agreed to suspend its rewards program for European users after European Union regulators raised concerns about potentially addictive elements in its TikTok Lite app. This decision is part of a first-of-its-kind settlement under the EU Digital Services Act.
TikTok Lite, designed for use on slower wireless networks, included a program that rewarded adult users with points for activities like ...
Following the failure of X (formerly Twitter) to follow a Brazilian court's order to suspend accounts alleged of spreading misinformation, the court in Brazil recently ordered a complete ban on X in Brazil. According to the court's decision, the ban was issued because X has shut down the office of its legal representative in Brazil. X's decision to do so ...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a legal victory against Google when a federal judge ruled that the company unlawfully maintains a monopoly in the online search market. The DOJ's case focused on two main issues in Google's business practices: exclusionary contracts and the network effects that reinforce Google's dominance. The DOJ argued that by securing its search engine ...
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