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Twitch restores former President Trump’s Twitch account
Twitch restored ex-President Donald Trump's ban on the Amazon-owned platform after a three year absence. c
Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Meta announced it removed all of its extra guardrails on President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts.
EU delays decision over scanning encrypted messages for CSAM
The EU has delayed a decision over a plan to scan encrypted messages for child sexual abuse material. Critics say this is a "terrifying mass surveillance measure" that could break encryption.
Spain blocks Facebook and Instagram from deploying election features
Spain has blocked Meta from rolling out election-focused features on Facebook and Instagram in the country, citing data protection concerns. A data protection agency called the company’s planned treatment of user information "unnecessary, disproportionate and excessive."
The UK passes its version of the EU's Digital Markets Act
The UK has passed its version of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill aims to keep major companies, including in tech, in check.
A bipartisan bill is looking to end Section 230 protections for tech companies
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers and ranking member Frank Pallone, Jr. have released a bipartisan draft looking to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, because it has "outlived its usefulness."
FCC votes to restore net neutrality protections
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to restore net neutrality protections. Under those rules, ISPs are not allowed to throttle access to specific sites or charge streaming services for faster service.
Bluesky now allows heads of state to join the platform
A post from the official Bluesky account on Friday notified users that it's lifted its ban on heads of state. The policy has been in place for the last year. Bluesky recently opened itself up to public signups after previously requiring invite codes.
The Motion Picture Association will work with Congress to start blocking piracy sites in the US
At CinemaCon this year, the Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said the organization is going to work with Congress to establish and enforce a site-blocking legislation in the United States.
The White House lays out extensive AI guidelines for the federal government
The White House has issued a new policy to regulate federal agencies use of AI. The systems that they use must not "endanger the rights and safety of the American people," Vice President Kamala Harris said.
Meta limits 'political' content recommendations on Instagram and Threads
Meta is allowing users to limit political and social content from accounts they don't follow on Instagram and Threads.
House passes bill that could ban TikTok
A bill that could force a sale or outright ban on TikTok passed the House just days after it was first introduced.
OpenAI suspends developer over ChatGPT bot that impersonated a presidential candidate
OpenAI suspended Delphi, a startup contracted to create a chatbot for the super PAC We Deserve Better in support of Democratic candidate Dean Phillips, The Washington Post reported. The political bot goes against OpenAI's usage policies for ChatGPT.
Facebook was inundated with deepfaked ads impersonating UK's Prime Minister
A communications firm found 143 different ads impersonating the UK's Prime Minister on the social network last month.
Meta will mark political and social ads altered by AI starting next year
Meta will require advertisers to disclose whether the ads they submit for its websites have been digitally altered, including through the use of AI tools, if they're political or social in nature.
Hitting the Books: We are the frogs in the boiling pot, it's time we started governing like it.
Rising authoritarianism, climbing temperatures, and expanding social media empires are exacerbating our ongoing democratic crisis.
The FCC plans to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the agency's plans to restore net neutrality protections. Previous rules, which prevented ISPs from blocking or throttling specific websites, were nixed in 2017 under the Trump administration.
Anna Gomez confirmed as FCC commissioner, breaking a 32-month deadlock
For the first time in Joe Biden's presidency, Democrats will have a majority at the Federal Communications Commission and the ability to undo Trump-era deregulation in the internet and communications industries. The Senate has confirmed Anna Gomez as the agency's third Democratic commissioner, bringing an end to a 32-month partisan split on the panel.
Google will require political ads 'prominently disclose' their AI-generated aspects
Google will begin enforcing a rule that requires advertisers clearly label their AI-altered political ads ahead of a contentious 2024 presidential election season.
Trump's first post since he was reinstated on X is his mug shot
Former President Donald Trump is back on Twitter (now X) more than two years after he was banned from the platform in the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot.

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