Cindy Harper
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EU Targets VPNs in EU Age Verification Push
Brussels wants to close the VPN loophole, even as it insists its official age verification app remains a mere suggestion.
Gottheimer and Lawler File Resolution, Encouraging Platforms to Censor Online Commentators
Jawboning got its own House resolution and this time the targets have names.
Cybersecurity Experts Demand Canada Scrap Bill C-22 Backdoor
The bill that promises not to surveil Canadians requires a year of every Canadian’s location data sitting on private servers.
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Fails: 73% Ignore It
Compliance sits at 27% and the model says it has further to fall.
Roblox Loses 12M Daily Users After Age ID Check Rollout
Half the user base is now living on a degraded version of the platform until they hand over biometric data.
Tumbler Ridge Lawsuits Seek to Force OpenAI Into ID Verification, Police Referrals for ChatGPT Users
The remedies sought would end pseudonymous AI use and wire every ChatGPT conversation to a permanent law enforcement pipeline.
Australia Wants to Force Big Tech to Pay Legacy Media
The planned law privileges the biggest publishers.
Apple Adds Age Verification to Digital ID in Wallet, Moves Beyond TSA Airport Checkpoints
Apple’s age verification rollout arrives without fanfare for a reason.
Putin Defends Russia Mobile Internet Blackouts as Security Move
Putin’s defense of internet blackouts confirms what Russians already suspected: the off switch belongs to the security services now.
DOJ Backs Musk’s xAI in First Amendment Fight Over Colorado AI Law
Colorado’s AI law tells developers which kinds of discrimination the state likes and which it doesn’t, and the First Amendment may have something to say about that.
Court Forces German Chancellor Merz to Open Files on 300 “Insult the Chancellor” Cases
The Chancellor who calls himself a defender of democratic norms now has roughly 300 prosecutors working to protect his feelings.
Japan Jails a Man for Publishing Movie Spoilers
Describing a Godzilla movie in too much detail is now worth eighteen months in a Japanese prison.