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Canada Wants to Regulate Online Content. Critics Say It Goes Too Far.
A bill introduced by the Canadian government to safeguard against online harms has stirred opposition from free speech advocates.
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France Fines Google in A.I. Dispute With News Media
The French competition authority said the tech giant failed to negotiate fair licensing deals with media outlets and did not tell them it was using their articles to train its chatbot.
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Google Joins Effort to Help Spot Content Made With A.I.
The tech company’s plan is similar to one announced two days earlier by Meta, another Silicon Valley giant.
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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future
In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.
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Topics Suppressed in China Are Underrepresented on TikTok, Study Says
The report, from the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University, could raise new concerns about whether Beijing influences the content on the popular video app.
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Pornhub’s Parent Company Admits to Profiting From Sex Trafficking
The company that operates Pornhub and other adult websites has agreed to pay damages to women who said pornographic videos of them were posted online without their consent.
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Illicit Content on Elon Musk’s X Draws E.U. Investigation
The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, according to researchers.
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Illicit Content on Elon Musk’s X Draws E.U. Investigation
The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory consequence to date of X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, according to researchers.
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In Search of Cash, Studios Send Old Shows Back to Netflix
When building their own streaming companies, many entertainment studios ended lucrative licensing deals with Netflix. But they missed the money too much.
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Social Media Is a Mess. Government Meddling Would Only Make It Worse.
This term, the Supreme Court will reconsider America’s laissez-faire approach to regulating the internet, and in doing so it will address vital and new First Amendment questions. Can states stop social media sites from blocking certain content? Can ...
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