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California Introduces New Age Verification Requirements for Software Applications

This October, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Digital Age Assurance Act into law, establishing new age verification rules for software applications. The law takes effect on January 1, 2027.

The law focuses on mandatory age verification signals for software applications and online services, aiming to provide greater protections for child users.

Operating system providers (OSPs) are required to provide ...

California Establishes New AI Guardrails for Minors while Congress Proposes AI-liability Legislation

California Governor Gavin Newsom has finalized the enactment of key regulatory moves concerning the interaction between artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and minors, vetoing one measure while signing another that sets specific compliance requirements for developers.

Governor Newsom rejected A.B. 1064, which would have barred developers from making chatbots available to minors unless they could guarantee the tools would never discuss ...

EU Launches “Apply AI” Strategy to Accelerate AI Adoption

The European Commission has adopted the “Apply AI Strategy,” aiming to leverage the rapidly advancing capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reshape entire industries and the public sector.

Building on the EU AI Act and a commitment to trustworthy, human-centric AI, the strategy seeks to boost innovation, accelerate productivity, and reinforce the EU’s competitive strength and technological sovereignty. While the ...

Singapore to Launch Online Safety Commission Empowered to Block Harmful Content

Singapore is taking decisive steps to regulate online harm with the introduction of a new online safety bill. This legislation aims to create a new online safety commission empowered to impose significant restrictions on social media platforms and internet service providers (ISPs).

The introduction of the new law was prompted by a study from the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority, ...

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against OpenAI To Proceed in U.S. Federal Court

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) against OpenAI, issued an order denying OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the claim of direct copyright infringement based on the outputs of its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT.

The lawsuit consolidated multiple putative class actions brought by authors and copyright holders of fiction and non-fiction ...

China Updates Cybersecurity Frameworks to Address AI and Infrastructure Risks

Chinese regulators have recently revised the country’s cybersecurity framework, reflecting a shift toward more proactive oversight in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) safety and clearer requirements for infrastructure incident reporting. These updates may indicate key regulatory priorities for the year ahead.

The first change is a formal amendment to China’s foundational Cybersecurity Law (CSL), representing the first major update ...

Israeli Court Decision Reinforces the Validity of Electronic Signatures

A Magistrate Court decision from earlier this year has upheld the validity and enforceability of electronic signatures on promissory notes. According to the decision, collection proceedings may be initiated with the Israeli Enforcement and Collection Authority, even when the promissory note in question is signed electronically rather than with a handwritten signature.

This decision clarifies that the provisions of the ...

EDPB Issues Opinions on UK Data Protection Adequacy Decisions

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted opinions on the European Commission’s draft decisions to extend the UK’s data protection adequacy under both the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED) until December 2031. The current adequacy decisions are set to expire next month.

The extension is crucial because it allows organizations and law enforcement authorities in the European ...

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