Brazil's Election Court Trades Content Takedowns for Mandatory Platform Compliance Plans
Portaria 463 gives platforms with 5M+ Brazilian users until August 16 to detail AI safeguards and risk protocols, or face an ad ban.
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Germany Just Told Google That AI Overviews Are Not a Neutral Search Result
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FTC's AI Accuracy Doctrine Turns Section 5 Into a State-Preemption Weapon
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India's I4C Invoked an Intermediary-Liability Clause, Not the Blocking Law, to Order Bitchat's Removal
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