Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16
Alex Valdes / cnet - Countries around the world will be watching to see how well the new ban works ... or doesn't.
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ICEBlock developer suing DOJ, ICE, & more after Apple App Store removal
appleinsider - Apple removed the ICEBlock app from the App Store after being pressured by the US government, and now the developer is suing the DOJ & others involved for a violation of his First Amendment rights.The US DOJ is being sued by ICEBlock devThe developer of I…
- Free Speech Debate: ICEBlock censorship sparks broader rights concerns (3)
- Legal Filings: Court reports on ICEBlock lawsuit details (8)
- Officials Under Fire: Top officials targeted in ICEBlock lawsuit saga (1)
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Free Speech Debate: ICEBlock censorship sparks broader rights concerns
Legal Filings: Court reports on ICEBlock lawsuit details
Officials Under Fire: Top officials targeted in ICEBlock lawsuit saga
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Back to Top / Monday, December 8, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16693 / 21 stories in 2 months
New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The New York Times has sued Perplexity AI, alleging its "answer engine" infringes copyright and tarnishes the brand with AI hallucinations.The post New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’ appeared first on …
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Australian PM Vows to Hold Social Media to Account as Ban Nears
Brett Miller / bloomberg - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday.
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Google Must Limit Its 'Default Search' Contracts to One Year, Judge Rules
EditorDavid / slashdot - Bloomberg reports that Google "must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled."Judge Amit Mehta in Washington sided with the US Justice…
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CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide
Taylor Hatmaker / fastcompany - A powerful advisory group within the CDC voted Friday to overturn a longstanding precaution designed to protect newborn babies.If the change is approved by the acting director of the agency, the government will no longer universally recommend the hepatiti…
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New York Times Escalates Battle Against Perplexity With New Lawsuit
Alexandra Bruell / wsj - The New York Times sues startup Perplexity for copyright infringement, expanding its legal fight against generative-AI companies that it says steal and then profit from its content.
NYT solo suit defends copyrights
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EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules
Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, including over the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark. Today’s announcement marks the first time that a c…
- Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design. (12)
- Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight. (2)
- Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details. (11)
- US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions. (7)
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Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design.
Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight.
Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details.
US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions.
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State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
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Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses.
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Curvestone AI Raises $4M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Curvestone AI, a London, UK-based provider of a workflow automation platform for the financial services, legal and insurance sectors, raised $4m in seed funding. The round was led by MTech Capital, with participation from Boost Capital Partners, D2 Fund, …
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business. Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
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European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.
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NY Becomes First State to Target AI-Driven Personalized Pricing
PYMNTS / pymnts - New York has become the first state to take action against so-called “personalized pricing.” As The New York Times reported Saturday (Nov. 29), a law enacted with the state’s budget requires retailers to notify customers about the use of the practice — al…
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OpenAI Denies Liability in Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Says ChatGPT Urged Him to Seek Help Over 100 Times
Rohit Singh / medianama - OpenAI cited Adame Raine's long battle with depression even before using ChatGPT and how he tried to circumvent the guardrails by pretending to be doing research on suicide. The post OpenAI Denies Liability in Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Says ChatGPT Urged…
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Intel fully backs its controversial new hire that TSMC alleges took company secrets with him — CEO Lip-Bu Tan highlights Team Blue's strict ethics policy in internal memo amid high-stakes lawsuit
tomshardware - A new legal battle is taking shape in the semiconductor industry, with TSMC suing its former employee, Wei-Jen Lo, after he joined Intel following his retirement at the Taiwanese firm. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan argues that TSMC's claims of trade-secret theft a…
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OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - OpenAI claims that the 16-year-old violated ChatGPT's terms of use.
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Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats
Emma Roth / theverge - Character.AI, under threat from several lawsuits over its alleged negative impact on teen mental health, is banning underage users from open-ended chats on its site. Instead, teens will be allowed to use a new “Stories” format that, unlike regular chats, …
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AI Music: Suno Drops ‘Fair Use’ Defense in Landmark Settlement with Warner Music Group
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI music generation platform Suno has settled its copyright lawsuit with Warner Music Group, agreeing to a licensed 'opt-in' model, paid-only downloads, and the acquisition of Songkick.The post AI Music: Suno Drops ‘Fair Use’ Defense in Landmark Settlemen…
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Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules
Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Poland’s competition regulator has launched a formal investigation into whether Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework is limiting competition in the mobile advertising market. The probe focuses on whether the privacy system gives Apple an advantage …
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