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Florida Wildlife Agency Used Police Database on Activists
The database is supposed to catch criminals. In Florida, it caught the people who show up to public meetings and say the wrong thing.
Pritzker Signs Law Making Devices Report Every User's Age Bracket to Apps
The state overreaches and weighs in on what time kids should switch off.
British Police Offer Animal Rights Activist "Thinking Skills" Course Over Online Post
Britain has found a way to make a speech investigation feel like a customer service call, right up until you read the conditions.
Minnesota Nudification Ban Takes Effect After Judge Denies xAI Restraining Order
Despite First Amendment concerns pending, the first US nudification ban is now law in Minnesota. A judge denied xAI's restraining order over its filing delay.
Australia Could Ask Court to Ban Telegram Nationwide
Australia rejected the industry's proposed codes, drafted its own standard, registered it, and has now sued a platform under it.
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.