"The report says that while children may recognize that AI-generating nonconsensual content is wrong they can assume “it’s legal, believing that if it were truly illegal, there wouldn’t be an app for it.” [..] this normalization is in part a result of many “nudify” apps being available on the Google and Apple app stores, and that their ability to AI-generate nonconsensual nudity is openly advertised to students on Google and social media platforms" https://www.404media.co/no-one-knows-how-to-deal-with-student-on-student-ai-csam

"TikTok has launched a High Court challenge to a €530m fine imposed on it by the Data Protection Commission (DPC). It is the latest legal attempt by Big Tech to overturn penalties imposed by the Irish privacy regulator. Of the more than €4bn in fines levied on companies including Meta and Amazon, only €20m has been paid so far." https://www.independent.ie/business/tiktok-appeals-dpcs-530m-fine-for-improper-data-transfer-and-takes-commission-to-the-high-court/a97426742.html

“[Rubio] called it “unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil” and “for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States.”” https://www.theverge.com/news/675811/us-immigration-visas-censorship-content-moderation-europe-digital-services-act

“Around half of the 250 kids handed in their phones, according to one teacher. Even more wanted to participate, Mishra said, but the check-in line got too long.” https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/24/sf-prom-no-phones/

“On top of that, Texas' social media ban proposes to let parents delete their child's social media account, allowing the platforms 10 days to comply with the request or face a fine from the state's attorney general.” https://www.engadget.com/social-media/texas-is-getting-ready-to-ban-social-media-for-anyone-under-18-180202219.html

“[T]the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission notified the online marketplace and e-retailer SHEIN of a number of practices on its platform that infringe EU consumer law.” https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1331

“Oversight of information recommendation algorithms in China will strengthen, following last year’s campaign led by the country's Internet regulator, underscoring that algorithm governance is a long-term, systematic effort.” https://www.mlex.com/mlex/data-privacy-security/articles/2343689

“A revamped approach to digital privacy legislation — following the formal withdrawal of the long-stalled e-Privacy Regulation — is being considered by the European Commission [..] to better address issues such as cookie banners and “consent fatigue.”” https://www.mlex.com/mlex/data-privacy-security/articles/2343339

“58% of the profiles commenting on Chega’s official X account were identified as fake, amplifying hundreds of pro-Chega comments. [..] Many of the fake profiles that attacked PS and PSD were also found promoting Chega and Ventura, sometimes within the same comment threads” https://cyabra.com/reports/portugal-election-manipulation-the-impact-of-fake-profiles/

“Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe tabled a bill [..] that would force streaming giants to add French-language content and make it more easily accessible to users. [..] Quebec is following the example of European Union countries' policy on streaming services” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-quota-streaming-giants-bill-lacombe-1.7539749?