The UK’s Internet regulator has set out draft guidance for how porn sites will need to meet a newly introduced hard legal requirement to prevent children accessing adult content. So, yep, those years-in-the-making British age checks for porn sites are ...
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Meta faces more questions in Europe about child safety risks on Instagram
GoodayfriendsMeta has received another formal request for information (RFI) from European Union regulators seeking more details of its response to child safety concerns on Instagram — including what it’s doing to tackle risks related to the sharing of self-generated child ...
Amazon’s iRobot purchase sucks up formal competition concerns in EU
GoodayfriendsEuropean Union regulators have sent Amazon a formal statement of objections setting out competition concerns over its proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker, iRobot. The step does not confirm the EU will seek to block the deal but it shows ...
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Florida judge finds Tesla, Elon Musk knew of defective Autopilot system
GoodayfriendsThere is “reasonable evidence” to conclude that Tesla and its officers, including CEO Elon Musk, knew its vehicles had defective Autopilot systems but still allowed the cars to be driven in areas “not safe for that technology,” a Florida judge ...
Posted in Apps, Censorship, China, Clash, Government & Policy
Anti-censorship tools are quietly disappearing into thin air in China
GoodayfriendsChina — the biggest internet market globally with more than 1 billion users — is no stranger to online censorship. For years, authorities in the country have built out a series of techno-policy restraints, commonly referred to as The Great ...
Posted in Apps, Commerce, Delivery Hero, eu antitrust inspections online food delivery, Glovo, Government & Policy
EU widens scope of food delivery cartel concerns probe
GoodayfriendsEuropean Union antitrust regulators have carried out another series of raids on two online food delivery companies headquartered inside the bloc. The Commission hasn’t named the companies involved but the move follows unannounced EU inspections back in July 2022 — ...
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India’s anti-money laundering agency finds $1 billion violation at Byju’s
GoodayfriendsIndia’s Enforcement Directorate, its anti-money laundering agency, has found that Byju’s violated the nation’s foreign exchange law to the tune of $1.08 billion, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The findings, which ED plans to make public as ...
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Don’t expect competition authorities to wade into the Microsoft-OpenAI power-play — yet
GoodayfriendsAs the tech world watches Microsoft suck in top execs and AI engineering talent from OpenAI, the generative AI giant in which it already holds a minority stake worth several billion dollars, one question to consider is what, if anything, ...
Posted in Fintech, Government & Policy, india, RBI, Reserve Bank of India
Indian central bank tightening consumer loans curb to impact startups
GoodayfriendsIndia’s central bank has enforced several measures to cool down high growth in consumer credit in a move that will impact consumer spending and many startups in the South Asian market, industry executives said. The Reserve Bank of India raised risk weights ...
Posted in AI, ai safety regulation, EU AI Act, Government & Policy, mistral ai
France’s Mistral dials up call for EU AI rules to fix rules for apps, not model makers
GoodayfriendsDivisions over how to set rules for applying artificial intelligence are complicating talks between European Union lawmakers trying to secure a political deal on draft legislation in the next few weeks, as we reported earlier this week. Key among the ...