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New California law will force companies to admit you don’t own digital content
26 Sep

New California law will force companies to admit you don’t own digital content

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media. The law will not apply to cases of permanent offline downloads, only to the all-too-common situation of buying digital copies of video games, music, movies, TV shows or ebooks from an online storefront. spotted the development, which could see marketplaces facing fines for false advertising in the state if they don't use clear language to explain the limitations of what access entails. In other words, you won't be seeing language…
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DoNotPay ‘robot lawyer’ fined $193K by the FTC for not being a lawyer
26 Sep

DoNotPay ‘robot lawyer’ fined $193K by the FTC for not being a lawyer

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The Federal Trade Commission is taking against DoNotPay, alleging that the AI-powered company billing itself as "the world's first robot lawyer" failed to back its claims that it could replace human legal representation. The agency's argues that DoNotPay did not conduct tests to assess whether its AI chatbot was equivalent to a human lawyer, and that the company did not hire or retain any attorneys of its own. DoNotPay has agreed to a proposed settlement that would see it face fines of $193,000. In addition, the settlement will require DoNotPay to inform customers who subscribed to its service between 2021…
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FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison
25 Sep

FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison

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A US district court judge sentenced Caroline Ellison, the former advisor and ex-girlfriend to the convicted crypto fraudster and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, to two years in prison. reported Ellison’s sentence for her role in the $8 billion in fraud committed by the FTX crypto exchange that sent for 25 years back in March. Ellison will also have to serve three years of supervised release once she’s finished her prison sentence.Ellison pled guilty at the end of 2022 to just as Bankman-Fried was being extradited to the US from the Bahamas. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Enforcement…
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Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children
10 Sep

Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to introduce legislation that would prevent children under a certain age from using social media. reported that Albanese issued his statement in a TV interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC).Albanese says the Australian government would start its social media initiative by testing age verification technology sometime this year. He also didn’t state a specific age limit but estimated he’d like the ban to be for children younger than 14-16 because “we know that social media is causing social harm.”Meta issued a statement in response to the PM’s proposal noting that and already…
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Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order
31 Aug

Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the nation’s internet service providers to block the social media platform X. The New York Times reports that the order stems from owner Elon Musk’s refusal to appoint a legal representative for his case and comply with Moraes’ order to shut down X accounts he deemed as harmful to the democratic process. The order has been published online by Brazilian news site Poder 360.The justice issued a deadline to telecom companies and tech giants to remove the X from its app stores and platforms. Apple and Google have five days to…
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Judge denies Media Matters’ motion to dismiss X’s not-libel lawsuit
30 Aug

Judge denies Media Matters’ motion to dismiss X’s not-libel lawsuit

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A Texas judge denied Media Matters for America’s request for a dismissal on Thursday allowing X’s lawsuit over alleged anti-semitic and racist content. The Verge reported that Northern District of Texas Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed the request for a dismissal paving the way for X’s lawsuit against Media Matters to continue.Media Matters submitted its dismissal request in early March on the grounds that X’s case lacked “personal jurisdiction,” an “improper venue” and the “failure to state a claim.” O’Connor dismissed all of those claims, according to court records.The lawsuit filed last year in federal court seeks damages from the media…
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Fubo wins injunction to delay Disney-Fox-Warner’s live sports streamer Venu
16 Aug

Fubo wins injunction to delay Disney-Fox-Warner’s live sports streamer Venu

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The sports streaming service Fubo has temporarily fended off a huge financial threat from Disney-Fox-Warner’s potential competitor Venu Sports and its collection of sports broadcasting licenses thanks to a recent court ruling. A federal judge in the Southern District of New York granted Fubo’s request for an injunction in its antitrust case against the joint sports streaming venture and its parent companies.US District Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in an opinion issued earlier today such a concentrated collection of media power would eliminate consumers’ choices. The launch of Venu would also “hike prices on both consumers and other distributors” and create…
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Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and X
02 Aug

Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and X

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When Don Lemon's "premium" video hosting deal on X was canceled in March, a representative for the former CNN anchor . Nearly five months later, he's taking Musk and his platform to court, claiming he hasn't been paid.The former CNN anchor filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Musk and X, the reports. The suit pertains to an alleged payment agreement Lemon says Musk refuses to honor. Lemon filed his case in California Superior Court in San Francisco.Lemon claims that he agreed to produce a news and interview show on the X platform back in January. Lemon would receive $1.5 million…
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The Republican National Committee loses its legal challenge to Gmail
02 Aug

The Republican National Committee loses its legal challenge to Gmail

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A federal judge dismissed a case brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) against Google over its Gmail service. The suit alleged that Google’s email platform labeled GOP fundraising emails as spam at a higher rate than those from the other side of the aisle.District Court Judge Daniel Calabretta from the Eastern California District Court dismissed the case with prejudice, preventing the Republican party from bringing its case against Google back to court. The dismissal with prejudice means it cannot bring the case to another court but can still file an appeal to Calabretta’s decision, according to The Verge.Calabretta wrote…
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Police arrest a teenage boy in connection with the MGM Resorts ransomware attack
20 Jul

Police arrest a teenage boy in connection with the MGM Resorts ransomware attack

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A teenage boy may be responsible for a ransomware attack that in Las Vegas last year. in England confirmed that they arrested an unidentified 17-year-old on Thursday from the town of Walsall who allegedly shut down the resort and casino on the Las Vegas strip last year.The teenager was arrested on suspicion of blackmail and violating the UK’s Computer Misuse Act. He was released on bail, according to a statement from the police department.Police officials tracked the teenage suspect as part of a joint investigation with the UK’s National Crime Agency and the FBI. The police department said they recovered…
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