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French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Under-15 Social Media Ban

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Under-15 Social Media Ban

France's top court rejected a law barring under-15s from social media, ruling it disproportionately infringed free expression, and told Macron's government to redraft it.

Washington Tells Canberra Its Social Media Feed Law Risks Censorship

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

Washington Tells Canberra Its Social Media Feed Law Risks Censorship

The US Embassy submitted a formal objection to Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill, warning that mandated algorithm changes could suppress protected speech and reach far beyond Australian borders.

EU Unveils Kids Act Built on Its Own Age Verification Tool

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

EU Unveils Kids Act Built on Its Own Age Verification Tool

Brussels wants to ban under-13s from social media using an app it designed itself, raising questions about a regulator that also builds the verification infrastructure it will police.

Tech chiefs reportedly lobbied Trump against an industry-funded AI standards body

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

Tech chiefs reportedly lobbied Trump against an industry-funded AI standards body

Reporting on 17 September says Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang each raised objections with President Trump about a proposed AI oversight body, in the same week OpenAI disclosed six new misalignment incidents.

Three Western agencies named Iran’s dissident spyware and left remedies to victims

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

Three Western agencies named Iran’s dissident spyware and left remedies to victims

Britain, the United States and the Netherlands jointly named the CHOSEN BRICK malware and the people it targets, yet the mitigation advice still lands largely on the individuals being hunted.

Google patched an exploited Pixel modem flaw and named nobody at all

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

Google patched an exploited Pixel modem flaw and named nobody at all

Google's September Pixel bulletin concedes a zero-click cellular modem bug was used in targeted attacks, then declines to say who was hit, how many were hit, or by whom.

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