#Technology regulation

Articles (8)

• 🇺🇸 Ohio man becomes first person convicted under federal law criminalizing intimate deepfakes — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  An Ohio man is the first person to be convicted under the Trump Administration’s Take It Down Act.

  Related: #Legal precedent, #Digital exploitation
• 🇺🇸 GOP state lawmakers urge White House to halt efforts to block state AI laws — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  More than 50 Republican state lawmakers are calling on the White House to stop efforts to prevent the passage of state AI laws, as the Trump administration takes aim at a Utah measure. In a letter to ...

  Related: #Federalism, #Political polarization
• 🇺🇸 Speaker Mike Johnson calls for "patience" on economy: "You don't flip a switch" — 24/02/2026 [USA]

  Hours before President Trump's State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News the U.S. economy is on the right track — but inflation hasn't been "completely fixed yet."

  Related: #Economic policy, #Foreign relations
• 🇬🇧 I’m putting tech firms on notice: deal with the appalling abuse of women online – or we will deal with you | Keir Starmer — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>I see violence against women as a national emergency. The posting of non-consensual intimate images is part of that crisis, and it must stop</p><p>Tackling violence against women and girls is not j...

  Related: #Online sexual harassment, #Legal accountability, #Victim advocacy, #Government policy response
• 🇺🇸 Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.

  Related: #Artificial Intelligence policy, #Political lobbying, #Election campaign spending, #State‑level legislative influence
• 🇺🇸 Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting kids to platforms begins — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  The world&rsquo;s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms

  Related: #Youth protection, #Corporate accountability
• 🇺🇸 EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design' and seeks changes to protect users — 06/02/2026 [USA]

  The European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with features like autoplay and infinite scroll

  Related: #Digital safety, #Social media impact
• 🇺🇸 Paris prosecutors raid X offices in probe into child abuse images and deepfakes — 03/02/2026 [USA]

  French prosecutors have searched the offices of Elon Musk&rsquo;s social media platform X as part of an investigation into alleged offences, including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes

  Related: #Child safety online, #Legal enforcement, #Social media accountability