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Biden “Cheap Fakes” Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony
The hearing peeled back the veneer on a messaging machine struggling to control the story even as the footage told its own.
Visa Launches Biometric Digital Identity Initiative For Payments
A new layer of trust is being built into every swipe and click, where identity itself becomes the currency of security.
Canada To Revive Online Censorship Targeting “Harmful” Content, “Hate” Speech, and Deepfakes
The skeleton of Bill C-36 has returned, dressed in new language but haunted by the same instincts.
Judge Strikes Down California Deepfake Censorship Law
“It’s become a censorship law, and there is no way that is going to survive,” Judge Mendez said.
Canada Eyes Revival of Online Censorship Bill
Civil liberties advocates warn that Ottawa’s “fresh look” could revive the most draconian elements of the shelved bill.
Denmark Plans Sweeping Ban on Online Deepfakes to Combat “Misinformation”
The idea leaves creators guessing where parody ends and prohibition begins.
Senators Champion NO FAKES and TAKE IT DOWN Acts to Combat “Deepfakes,” Despite First Amendment Alarms
Congress is building a censorship machine disguised as child protection and artist rights.
Denmark Introduces World-First Deepfake Ban, Raising Alarms Over Free Speech
By criminalizing unauthorized deepfakes, Denmark flirts with a future where identity protection and speech control are forced into the same uneasy frame.
Microsoft Broadens Always-Watching AI-Powered Recall Tool That Logs and Indexes User Activity
A built-in memory machine disguised as convenience, Recall quietly turns every moment at your keyboard into searchable history.
TAKE IT DOWN Act Advances in House Despite Major Censorship Concerns
A bill with bipartisan shine and a name fit for a blockbuster masks a blank check for online erasure.
Youngkin Says No to AI Speech Police
A bill meant to draw the line on AI in elections thankfully found itself lost in the blur of free speech and fuzzy definitions.
Meta to Censor “Misinformation” and “Deepfakes” Ahead of Australia’s 2025 Election While Maintaining Fact-Checking Program
Meta’s selective enforcement of “fact-checking” raises questions about its role in shaping political narratives ahead of Australia’s federal election.