EU nears consensus on child abuse draft law, new agency takes lead on privacy preservation on 17/06/24
A proposed centralised agency to support the detection and removal of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) will also be assessing how to technically preserve privacy while detecting such content in text communications included in the law's scope, according to the latest compromise of the draft law to fight CSAM. Global audiences suspicious of AI-powered newsrooms, report finds on 17/06/24
Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found, posing fresh challenges to newsrooms already struggling to engage audiences. Apple’s ChatGPT integration raises data privacy and competition questions on 17/06/24
The new Apple and OpenAI partnership aiming to ingrate ChatGPT into Apple's operating systems, virtual assistant, and writing tools poses important questions about competition and privacy, experts told Euractiv. ICC probes cyberattacks in Ukraine as possible war crimes on 15/06/24
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case said. Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic on 15/06/24
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially hard by the deadly virus. Breaking: Meta halts AI rollout in Europe after ‘request’ from Irish data protection authorities on 14/06/24
Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta is pausing its plans to roll our artificial intelligence tools in Europe, following a request from Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), the firm said in a Friday (14 June) blogpost. Political pressure mounts on Parliament data leak, Apple-ChatGPT deal could draw competition scrutiny on 14/06/24
Four political groups sent letters to the European Parliament to pressure for answers and mitigation measures in a data leak, Apple's ChatGPT integration could draw DMA scrutiny. Commission demands details from porn platforms on protections for minors and illegal content on 13/06/24
The European Commission formally requested pornography platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, and Xvideos for detailed information on their compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a Thursday (13 June) statement. The Brief – A battle against disinformation was won on 13/06/24
We may like or dislike the results of the European elections, but we can safely say that no major incidents involving propaganda and disinformation took place in the days of 6-9 June, which amounts to a victory for those who are busy countering this threat. French president wants to further restrict minors’ use of smartphones on 13/06/24
Facing a tough legislative election at the end of the month, France's President Emmanuel Macron said he wants to ban the use of phones for children under the age of 11 at a press conference.
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