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Explainer: What Canada’s Safe Social Media Act means for platforms, chatbots, and children

Explainer: What Canada’s Safe Social Media Act means for platforms, chatbots, and children

Canada tabled Bill C-34 on June 10, 2026, proposing strict digital safety rules for social media and AI chatbots, establishing a new regulator, and setting penalties up to 3% of global revenue. The post Explainer: What Canada’s Safe Social Media Act means for platforms, chatbots, and children appeared first on...
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11 Jun 2026 | MediaNama India Asie-Pacifique
LGBT Q&A: We’re Back With Season 2! 

LGBT Q&A: We’re Back With Season 2! 

Last June during Pride, we launched a new initiative—LGBT Q&A—where we answered your most pressing queer-related digital rights questions on EFF’s Instagram and TikTok accounts. No question was too big or too small! You asked us things like what pictures to use on dating apps; how to remove your name...
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11 Jun 2026 | EFF Amérique N.
Online marketplaces generate up to Rs 28,000 crore annually from dark patterns: Report

Online marketplaces generate up to Rs 28,000 crore annually from dark patterns: Report

A new report estimates that dark patterns generate up to Rs 28,000 crore annually for Indian online marketplaces through hidden fees and deceptive design. The post Online marketplaces generate up to Rs 28,000 crore annually from dark patterns: Report appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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11 Jun 2026 | MediaNama India Asie-Pacifique
Balaji Srinivasan at SuperAI: The Case for Personal, Private, Programmable AI

Balaji Srinivasan at SuperAI: The Case for Personal, Private, Programmable AI

Balaji Srinivasan believes AI could fundamentally change how software works. But is the future he envisions actually realistic? The post Balaji Srinivasan at SuperAI: The Case for Personal, Private, Programmable AI appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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11 Jun 2026 | MediaNama India Asie-Pacifique
Delhi HC orders takedown of posts linking Amul to cow meat claims

Delhi HC orders takedown of posts linking Amul to cow meat claims

Delhi High Court orders takedown of social media posts falsely linking Amul to cow meat supply, finding the content prima facie disparaging and harmful to the dairy brand's decades-old reputation. The post Delhi HC orders takedown of posts linking Amul to cow meat claims appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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11 Jun 2026 | MediaNama India Asie-Pacifique
Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul

Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul

In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.  H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in...
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10 Jun 2026 | EFF Amérique N.
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