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X Warns Australia’s Censor Wants Reach Beyond Australia
Australians were told to hand over their faces to keep their accounts. The regulator would now like a look at the files.
ChatGPT and Roblox Face the EU’s Strictest Online Rules
The European Commission plans to designate ChatGPT and Roblox as very large online platforms under the Digital Services Act as soon as August.
New York Will Require Digital ID Checks for Social Feeds
Letitia James was asked whether mandatory digital ID checks raise privacy concerns and said this is not a question of privacy.
Schiff and Khanna Revive the AI Ads Act With No Parody Carveout
The bill extends federal fraud rules to AI-generated content and, Schiff’s office says, removes the requirement that a misrepresentation be shown damaging before enforcement can begin.
Texas Orders Discord to Run UK-Style Age Checks for State Users
The agreed injunction gives Discord 90 days to route Texas users into the same face scans and ID checks it already runs for children in Britain.
MembersBitchat: The Right App for a Situation Nobody Wants to Be In
What a government can and cannot switch off, and what that leaves for anyone standing in the dead zone.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Charged with Aiding Terrorism by Russia
The case runs alongside a 55% throttling of Telegram traffic and a state push onto MAX, a messenger with no encryption pre-installed on every new Russian phone.
How NIH Silenced Its Critics Without Telling Them
NIH knew its keyword filters were hiding one side of a public debate. Internal emails now reveal how its lawyers tried to keep the system working without making the censorship look unconstitutional.
xAI Challenges Minnesota’s Broad “Nudification” Law as a First Amendment Violation
Nothing in the text of Minnesota’s law distinguishes a nonconsensual deepfake from a satirical picture.
UK Committee Hears Calls to Expand the Online Safety Act’s Powers
Just when you thought the UK’s online censorship law couldn’t get any worse…
Canada’s New “Hate” Law Is Already at People’s Doors
Royal assent came in June, the law landed in July, and by the end of the month somebody was standing on a porch asking about a post from three years ago.
EU Court Rules VPN Providers Not Liable When Users Bypass Geoblocks
A tool is a tool, and there is no appeal.