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US House of Representatives Pass the Take it Down Act

On April 28, 2025, the US House of Representatives voted 409-2 to pass S.146, the Take it Down Act. The bill aims to stop the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) created illicit imagery and Deepfake Abuse. The bill will...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Age Verification, X Appeal, And The Great White North

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sent a challenge to Texas’s controversial online age verification law back to district court for additional clarification, while leaving the lower court’s injunction...more

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The State AG Report – 09.12.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CARU Settles With KidGeni AI Platform Over Alleged Privacy Violations 

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit recently settled with KidGeni – a generative art platform intended for children- for allegedly violating both CARU’s guidelines and COPPA. According to CARU, which is a self-regulatory...more

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The Global Struggle Against Deepfake Technology: A Critical Overview

Complex Discovery Editor’s Note: The rapid evolution of deepfake technology, a sophisticated byproduct of artificial intelligence, has emerged as a significant challenge within digital media landscapes, affecting sectors from...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - April 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

BakerHostetler

No Faking. FTC Doubles Down on AI Impersonations

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In April 2018, a PSA featuring former president Barack Obama made its rounds on the internet. In the video, Obama warned that we were “entering an era in which our enemies can make it look like anyone is saying anything at...more

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FTC Proposes Rule to Make Impersonating Government Entities and Businesses Unlawful

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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Privacy Priorities for 2024 (and Beyond)

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The upcoming year will continue to hold challenges for data privacy programs. The Quarles Privacy Week 2024 programming from this week has provided an overview of the upcoming issues and challenges that are on the horizon....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Creativity and Technology: The FTC’s Warning Shot When Creating and Marketing Digital Products Using Artificial Intelligence

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to issue guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential regulatory scrutiny facing companies and creators using these new tools in the market....more

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Updated FTC Endorsement Guides Hold Virtual Influencers to Actual Standards

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“Hey, how do we contract with a virtual influencer?” – Marketing. In-house Legal Friends: If you haven’t received this email yet, you will soon. The use of hyper-realistic virtual influencers to endorse products is no...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 4, Issue 7, August 2023

You may be Entitled to Financial Compensation…for Your Data - “Without all of our writings and photos that AI companies are using to train their models, they would have nothing to sell.” Why this is important: This...more

Woods Rogers

White House “Voluntary” AI Pledge from Big Tech Signals Business Need for AI Framework

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Does your business have a framework to ensure safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence use by employees? Although federal law does not require businesses to have an AI framework, on July 21, 2023, seven leading...more

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Tips to Avoid the Common Fraudster: Lessons from Corporate Investigations

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With scams evolving and growing in volume and maturity, it is more important than ever before to be vigilant about what information is available to nefarious actors. This article provides common scam scenarios, tips for...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC report reveals Commission’s position on potential AI harms

On June 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a strongly worded report to Congress, “Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation,” warning that policymakers must use “great caution” when mandating the use of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC: Companies Should Use Caution When Relying on AI Tools to Curtail Online Harms

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In a report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released on June 16, 2022, the agency is critical of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat online harms. In the report by the agency, which was issued in response...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC Report on AI: A Cautionary Tale: Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation

On June 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report to Congress titled, “Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation,” examining whether artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool to combat the...more

Proskauer on Privacy

“A Full Plate”: FTC’s Open Meeting on PBMs, AI, Privacy and Online Harms

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During a much anticipated Open Commission Meeting announced by Commission Chair Lina M. Khan, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted in favor of issuing one new policy statement and one new report to Congress. First,...more

Jackson Walker

Proposed Bill Seeks to Limit the Audacity of Opacity on the Internet

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Online platforms may soon face restrictions on how they use personal data to customize content and information feeds to users. Recently proposed bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California’s New Bot Law Prohibits Use of Undeclared Bots

On July 1, California became the first state in the country to require that “bots” reveal their “artificial identity” when they are used for certain commercial and political purposes. The law does not provide for a private...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspective and Insights From the Enforcers

Skadden’s Antitrust and Competition Group and the economics firm Charles River Associates recently co-hosted the ninth annual “Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers” seminar...more

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