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Foundation Takes TikTok to Court Over Alleged Access Restrictions in Four Northern States
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Foundation Takes TikTok to Court Over Alleged Access Restrictions in Four Northern States

The Foundation for Digital Justice and Sustainable Development has filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. at the Federal High Court in Abuja over...

Limit AI Now or Humanity Risks Losing Its Agency, Nobel Laureate Ressa Warns
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Limit AI Now or Humanity Risks Losing Its Agency, Nobel Laureate Ressa Warns

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa has called for stronger safeguards around artificial intelligence, warning that rapid and largely unchecked AI development could...

Italian Tech Collective to Shut Down After U.S. Terrorist Designation
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Italian Tech Collective to Shut Down After U.S. Terrorist Designation

An Italian technology collective is preparing to shut down its digital services following its designation by the United States as a terrorist organization,...

ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox to Comply With EU’s “Very Large Platform” Rules
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ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox to Comply With EU’s “Very Large Platform” Rules

The European Union has brought ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under its strictest digital-platform regulations after the services met the threshold for classification as...

Australia Secures Safety Commitments From Roblox
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Australia Secures Safety Commitments From Roblox

Gaming Platform to Strengthen Protections for Children Australia’s internet safety regulator has secured a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox requiring the gaming platform to strengthen...

ByteDance and Hollywood Reach New AI Copyright Agreement
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ByteDance and Hollywood Reach New AI Copyright Agreement

ByteDance has reached an agreement with Hollywood’s Motion Picture Association (MPA) to strengthen copyright protections in its artificial intelligence tools. The deal follows...

Period Tracking Apps Raise Privacy Concerns Over Sharing of Personal Data
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Period Tracking Apps Raise Privacy Concerns Over Sharing of Personal Data

Period tracking applications used by millions of women worldwide are facing renewed scrutiny over how they collect, store and share users' sensitive personal...

SERAP Threatens Legal Action Over Controversial Social Media Regulation Bill
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SERAP Threatens Legal Action Over Controversial Social Media Regulation Bill

The Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to immediately withdraw a proposed bill...