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How the EU Plans to Regulate Online Influencers Towards “Responsible” Online Speech and Conduct
The EU wants to “educate” them about what it says is their “responsibility” regarding the “potential impact” of sharing mis- and disinformation, “hate speech,” and more.
MembersThe Modern Car: A Surveillance Device on Wheels
The massive amount of surveillance data that can be deleted if you know how.
EU Passes the AI Act — A Law Accused of Legalizing Biometric Mass Surveillance in Europe
Particularly as it relates to travel.
US Pushes for Global AI Regulations at UN, Calling for “Effective Safeguards”
The resolution calls for “responsible” and “inclusive” AI.
MembersHow Carbon Passports, Social Credit, and a Digital ID for Every Product Are Set to Combine
The plot for dystopia.
Users Flock to Brave Browser When Apple Is Forced to Show Default Browser Options in the EU
A large uptick following Apple’s anti-competitive control being loosened.
EU to Investigate Apple’s Retaliatory Ban of Epic Games’ Developer Account After Epic CEO Publicly Criticized Apple’s “Monopolistic” Tactics
The EU had ordered Apple to allow developers to build third-party app stores.
Meta Launches Real-Time Content Censorship Unit for 2024 Elections
The company says it’s also boosting “fact-checker” support.
EU Group Looks for Ways to “Overcome” Court Ban on Weakening Encryption
Less than a week after the European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of secure end-to-end encryption.
Google to Start Running “Prebunk” Ads and Quizzing YouTube Viewers to Fight So-Called “Misinformation”
Little has changed when it comes to YouTube’s attempts to influence election-related content.
EU Extends Mass Surveillance of Private Messages on Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, and Xbox Until April 2026
Invasive error-prone scanning.
Google Vows to Use AI Models and Work With EU Anti-“Disinformation” Groups and Global “Fact-Checking” Groups to Censor “Misinformation,” “Hate”
The Big Tech giant is ramping up ahead of European Parliament elections in 2024.