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UK watchdog issues first-ever suicide forum fine https://www.politico.eu/article/ofcom-issues-first-ever-suicide-forum-fine/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Illegalcontent #Onlinesafety #TechnologyUK #Regulatory #Safety

UK watchdog issues first-ever suicide forum fine

The penalty comes 13 months after Ofcom launched an investigation.

POLITICO

Hacker News Apr 9

How Do You Find an Illegal Image Without Looking at It?

https://mahmoud-salem.net/the-invisible-shield

#HackerNews #illegalcontent #digitalprivacy #imageanalysis #cybersecurity

How Do You Find an Illegal Image Without Looking at It?

61.8 million files of suspected child abuse were reported in 2025 alone. This is how machines detect them at internet scale — without any human ever seeing the content.

Yonhap Infomax News Dec 16

Kim Jong-chul, nominee for South Korea's new broadcasting regulator, pledges sweeping reforms of outdated media rules and strict action on illegal content, signaling a major policy shift.
#YonhapInfomax #BroadcastingAndMedia #KimJongChul #RegulationReform #DigitalPlatforms #IllegalContent #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=95703

Kim Jong-chul, Nominee for Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission Chair, Vows to Overhaul Outdated Regulations

Kim Jong-chul, nominee for South Korea's new broadcasting regulator, pledges sweeping reforms of outdated media rules and strict action on illegal content, signaling a major policy shift.

Yonhap Infomax

tech news ᳇ eicker.news Nov 28, 2025

The #EU passed a new law holding #socialmedia #platforms liable for #financialfraud. The law requires platforms to compensate banks when a user is defrauded due to the platform’s failure to remove #reportedscams. This builds on existing regulations like the #DSA and #DMA, which aim to curb #illegalcontent and prevent tech giants from leveraging their dominance. https://mashable.com/article/social-media-companies-held-liable-for-finance-scams-in-new-eu-rules?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Social media companies to be held liable for financial scams under new EU rules

Platforms will now be required to compensate banks when a user is defrauded.

Mashable

BGDon 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 👨‍💻Sep 26, 2025

Charge us? Go ahead - I dare you!

The European Commission is preparing to charge Meta for failing to provide adequate tools on Facebook and Instagram for users to flag and remove illegal content.

This is considered a breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). If confirmed, Meta is staring at potential fines of up to 6% of its GLOBAL annual sales. Ouch!
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/meta/meta-faces-eu-crackdown-debuts-ai-tool/ #Meta #EU #DSA #FaceBook #Instagram #SocialMedia #Fine #Lawsuit #IllegalContent

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 18, 2025

China-based AliExpress breached EU digital rules over illegal products https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-accepts-how-aliexpress-plans-to-comply-with-the-dsa/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #Illegalcontent #e-commerce #Technology #Platforms

AliExpress breached EU digital rules over illegal products

The Commission accepted many commitments by the e-commerce marketplace to comply with the Digital Services Act but said it has not done enough on illegal products.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 6, 2025