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Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram served thousands of advertisements for illegal 'nudify' apps that create non-consensual intimate imagery, according to a watchdog investigation. The ads came from a Beijing-based Meta advertising partner.
A US federal appeals court has blocked a key provision of Texas's children's online safety law, ruling that federal protections for social media companies override the state's requirement to monitor and filter harmful content.
Malaysia's communications regulator has successfully removed 12,353 deepfake and manipulated content posts since January, achieving a 94 percent success rate in enforcement. The crackdown reflects growing concerns about AI-generated misinformation.
Europe's highest court has rejected Google's appeal against a €750,000 fine imposed by Italy for allowing gambling advertising on YouTube, ruling that the tech giant cannot claim immunity when it vets content creators for commercial partnerships.
Meta's new AI image detection tool, which uses invisible watermarking, failed to identify more than half of its own cropped AI-generated images in a Reuters analysis, highlighting vulnerabilities in content verification systems.
EU lawmakers have approved temporary rules permitting Google, Meta and other platforms to combat child sexual abuse material online, whilst carving out protections for encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal.