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Meta Halts Teen Access to AI Characters: What It Means for AI Safety Regulation
Meta is pulling the plug on teen access to AI characters, promising age-appropriate versions instead. The move comes as regulators and parents scrutinize AI chatbots' impact on minors—and it may signal a broader industry reckoning.
Swedish Music Charts Ban AI-Generated Song, Setting Global Precedent for Industry
Swedish music charts have banned a song for being AI-generated—a first for any national chart system. The decision forces the music industry to confront a question it's been avoiding: where does AI assistance end and AI creation begin?
Brazil's Antitrust Ruling Against Meta Could Reshape AI Platform Access Globally
Brazil's competition watchdog just fired the first major regulatory shot in the battle over AI distribution. Meta must suspend its policy blocking third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp—a ruling that could reshape how platforms control access to billions of users.
Murder-Suicide Case Exposes OpenAI's Inconsistent Policy on Dead Users' Chat Logs
A murder-suicide case has exposed a troubling gap: OpenAI won't disclose what happens to ChatGPT conversation logs when users die. The company's inconsistent handling of deceased users' data raises urgent questions about privacy, law enforcement access, and digital estate rights for millions of AI users.
Italy Forces Meta to Suspend WhatsApp's AI Chatbot Ban, Opening 2B Users to Competition
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its ban on rival AI chatbots using WhatsApp's business tools. The decision could open a distribution channel of 2 billion users to Meta AI's competitors—and signal how the EU plans to regulate Big Tech's AI gatekeeping.