Discussion: Online Piracy, Net Neutrality, Killswitch, and Other Internet Issues II

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China says TikTok ban would ‘come back to bite the United States’

China warned Wednesday that a potential TikTok ban would “come back to bite the United States.” The House is expected to vote Wednesday morning on a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based paren…

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[MagnarTheGreat]

43 states push feds for greater online privacy protections for kids • Washington State Standard

Attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission to update technology rules to protect children’s privacy.

washingtonstatestandard.com

 

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Law enforcement struggling to prosecute AI-generated child pornography, asks Congress to act

Law enforcement is struggling to prosecute abusive, sexually explicit images of minors created by artificial intelligence (AI), Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) told fellow members at a House Oversi…

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Pornhub Disables Website in Texas Over Age-Verification Law

Pornhub blocked access to users in Texas, amid a legal battle with the state's attorney general over an age-verification law.

variety.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Reddit’s Sale of User Data for AI Training Draws FTC Inquiry

The platform says it stands to make more than $200 million in coming years from Google and other companies that want user comments to feed AI projects. Regulators have questions.

www.wired.com

 

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Pornhub Disables Website in Texas Over Age-Verification Law

Pornhub blocked access to users in Texas, amid a legal battle with the state's attorney general over an age-verification law.

variety.com

 

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Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Here are the results.

“It was jarring for folks in the room to see how quickly just a handful of these types of threats could spiral out of control and really dominate the election cycle,” said one of the organizers.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

With AI, anyone can be a victim of nonconsensual porn. Can laws keep up?

States around the country are scrambling to respond to the dramatic rise in deepfakes, a result of little regulation and easy-to-use apps. By Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th More than two dozen students at Westfield High School in New...

www.dailykos.com

 

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FTC probing Reddit plan to let AI firms use user-generated content to train software

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Reddit’s plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) firms utilize user-generated content to train their software, according to the social media com…

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Apple’s AI ambitions could include Google or OpenAI

Another big Apple / Google deal could be on the horizon.

www.theverge.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Judge rules Reddit and YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo grocery mass shooter

A New York state judge ruled that plaintiffs may try to prove social media platforms were designed to addict and radicalize users like the shooter, who was 18 at the time.

www.nbcnews.com

Section 230 needs altering.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

YouTube Now Requires Creators to Label Videos Made With Generative AI

YouTube is now requiring creators to label videos made with the generative AI. The problem is, creators can still upload videos without applying the label, so it's really based on the honor system for now.

lifehacker.com

 

[Teelie]

Judge rules Reddit and YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo grocery mass shooter

A New York state judge ruled that plaintiffs may try to prove social media platforms were designed to addict and radicalize users like the shooter, who was 18 at the time.

www.nbcnews.com

Section 230 needs altering.

Yeah, but not in the way you infer. Section 230 is already under attack, having been altered to force several websites to close over false and misleading sex trafficking claims and allowing it to be weakend further will let conservatives eventually dissolve it into being worthless.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I’m just saying websites that decide what a what user sees (through algorithms or other means) should be treated differently than those that do not. YouTube, Facebook, Instagram all fall into the former category, they are not just carriers but deciders. A website should be not ‘pushing’ content in order to not have civil and legal liability like a telephone company or ISP.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Justice Department to Sue Apple for Antitrust Violations as Soon as Thursday

The Justice Department is poised to sue Apple Inc. as soon as Thursday, accusing the world’s second most valuable tech company of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features of its iPhone.

www.bloomberg.com

 

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TikTok may be on borrowed time in the US, but it still holds a Trump card | John Naughton

Despite Congress threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app, the service has unexpectedly been handed a presidential joker

www.theguardian.com

 

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Here comes the holodeck — new AI 3D video model creates animations of any object

Could we soon be living in a virtual world?

www.tomsguide.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones

The lawsuit seeks to upend a major part of Apple’s business.

www.theverge.com

Meta, Microsoft, X Band Together Against Apple’s App Store Plans

Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., X Corp. and Match Group Inc. asked a federal judge to reject Apple Inc.’s plan for opening its App Store to outside payment options.

www.bloomberg.com

 

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US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones

The lawsuit seeks to upend a major part of Apple’s business.

www.theverge.com

Alternate title: Apple, Rotten to the Core.

 

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NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors

An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test.

www.bbc.com

 

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Tennessee Governor signs bill that protects musicians against artificial intelligence

Tennessee became the first state to protect its residents’ voice rights on Thursday when Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the ELVIS Act, designed to protest musicians from artificial intelligence replicati…

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Amid many weird/dumb moves there something sensible emerges.

 

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Senators call for declassifying information about TikTok’s risks

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called on the Director of National Intelligence on Thursday to declassify information about the national security risks posed by Ti…

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Your internet bill may be going up soon: Here’s why

Some Americans have been receiving discounted internet service for months. But now, that program is on track to run out.

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