3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (427+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Brazil advances child safety enforcement and transparency rules for platforms Brazil’s recent enforcement actions reflect a global push towards statutory child safety rules, with more than 40 countries now advancing similar legislation. Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority’s approach…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (185+ words) Home | Updates | Claude user files class action lawsuit over Anthropic usage‑limit claims Claude user Karl Kahn has filed a class‑action lawsuit in the United States District Court alleging that Anthropic’s Claude Max subscription plans misrepresent the usage‑quota…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (386+ words) Home | Updates | China’s Supreme People’s Court issues AI-generated content guidelines The Supreme People’s Court of China released guidelines that set out when AI‑generated content such as deepfakes, voice clones, algorithmic price discrimination and false information may give rise to…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (179+ words) Home | Updates | US State Department updates China travel advisory, warning electronic communications surveillance An updated travel advisory for China warns American travellers of exit bans, arbitrary detention and surveillance of private electronic communications. The US Department of State has updated…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has declined to suspend a lower court order blocking the expanded use of the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database for elections. The decision cited statutory…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (273+ words) Home | Updates | FTC and 22 states file complaint against Amazon on hidden charges for ads The US Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of twenty‑two states filed a complaint alleging that Amazon.com, Inc. engaged in deceptive and unfair…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (347+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Brazil sues Discord over child protection and online safety failures Brazil has sued Discord over alleged child protection and online safety failures, seeking stronger age verification, safer default settings and other safeguards for minors. The case also…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (310+ words) Home | Updates | Taiwan aligns serving robot classification with WCO decision Taiwan has updated serving robot classification guidance following a World Customs Organization decision on indoor service robots. Taiwan’s Customs Administration has updated its interpretation of the Harmonized System (HS) to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (214+ words) Home | Updates | Kyrgyz court denies travel request by YouTube-based investigative journalist A Kyrgyzstani court has denied journalist Makhabat Tajibek kyzy permission to travel for the Albies award, as her retrial over work with YouTube-based investigative outlets continues. The Lenin District…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) Hong Kong court convicts two pro‑democracy activists Digital Watch Observatory Hong Kong court convicts two pro‑democracy activists A magistrates’ court in Hong Kong found Lee Cheuk‑yan and Chow Hang‑tung guilty of incitement to subversion. On 21 August…...