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Australia Wants the World to Follow Its Online Censorship Blueprint
The bill says it is not about speech, but its critics are already reading the subtext.
UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Struggles To Enforce Censorship Law Fines Abroad
Ofcom can write the fines, but foreign courts get to decide whether anyone pays them.
France’s Riot Response Moves From The Streets To The Platforms
The meeting was called in a crisis, but the machinery had been waiting since 2022.
Australia’s Social Media Age Verification Law Demands Aren't Working, So It’s Going to Court
The teenagers have outlasted the ban, the fines, and the AI. Every adult in Australia may be the next to show ID if the government gets its way.
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A Privacy Law Built for Videotapes Enters the Tracking Era
A law born from public embarrassment now confronts private data sharing at industrial scale.
Florida’s Digital ID Checkpoint For Social Media Is Back In Force
Florida’s age gate now has a judicial green light, at least while the larger speech fight keeps moving.
EU Chat Control Reports Processed With Palantir Software
Palantir says little here, while the unanswered questions do plenty of talking.
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How Meta Muse Profiles People Who Never Used It
You can avoid Meta. It doesn't mean it avoids you.
Employee Data Is Being Sold to Train AI Models
The AI boom has found a remarkably convenient source of raw material: other people's working lives.
The Social Reckoning Wants the Speech Referees Back
Facebook spent years censoring plenty. The movie says the problem was that it didn’t censor enough.
Florida Seeks Meta ID Checks For All Users
Florida is asking the court to make privacy the price of admission for Meta’s platforms.
UK Court Hears Tech Platforms’ Challenge To Ofcom’s Speech Powers
The companies say this is oversight gone granular, costly, and potentially endless.
