Tech Regulation
Smart Glasses Face Privacy Crackdown as Sales Surge
EssilorLuxottica’s booming smart-glasses business is facing growing regulatory scrutiny as concerns mount over privacy, covert recording and the use of artificial intelligence-powered eyewear...
Meta, TikTok and X Push Back Against UK Online Safety Data Requests
Meta, TikTok and X have taken legal action against Britain's communications regulator over requests for detailed data on how the platforms manage harmful...
US Senate Weighs New Rules to Address Major AI Risks
U.S. Senate negotiators are considering bipartisan legislation that would require developers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems to take greater responsibility for...
Macron Calls for EU-Wide Social Media Ban for Under-15s
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Union to introduce a bloc-wide ban on social media access for children under 15, calling...
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...
Meta Youth Safety Case Moves Forward as Former Engineer Testifies
Former Meta engineer Arturo Béjar resumed testimony on Wednesday in a major U.S. federal trial examining allegations that Facebook and Instagram have harmed...
Apple to Revise App Data Consent Rules After German Regulatory Concerns
Apple is set to change its app data consent rules following concerns from Germany’s competition regulator that its existing system may give the...
US Appeals Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Tech Giants to Proceed
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for more than 3,000 lawsuits against major technology companies, including Meta Platforms, Google, TikTok and...
