On 20 January 2025, the President issued an executive order titled "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship," which outlines the administration's policy to prevent federal government actions that it believes could infringe upon con…
On 20 January 2025, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services announced their support for the revised industry Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online ("Code of Conduct+"), aligning it with the framewo…
On 20 January 2025, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) closed two public consultations about a modernisation of the Canada's broadcasting framework in line with the updated Broadcasting Act (S.C. 1991, c. 11). The…
On 20 January 2025, the President of the United States issued an executive order revoking a series of previous executive actions implemented by the former administration, including the executive order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development…
On 17 January 2025, the European Commission introduced three additional technical investigatory measures related to X’s recommender system. First, the Commission requested X to provide by 15 February 2025 detailed documentation on its recommender sy…
On 19 January 2025, the Bill on AI and synthetic media in elections (SB 894) was introduced to the Oklahoma Senate. The Bill prohibits the creation or distribution of synthetic media, including deepfakes, intended to deceive or tarnish the reputatio…
On 14 January 2025, the Court of Judicial District No. 235 of the Nagorny district of Moscow fined Google LLC RUB 8 billion (equivalent to USD 77.9 million) for failing to comply with previous administrative penalty orders. The fine, issued under Pa…
On 14 January 2025, the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) published a preliminary assessment of Meta's response to a notification from the Brazil National Prosecutor's Office for the Defense of Democracy (PNDD) regarding changes to its content gov…
On 10 January 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation, set to close on 9 February 2025, on draft regulations on the management of related business activities of multi-channel distribution service agencies of network …
On 8 January 2025, a Bill to amend Maryland's criminal law to address the use of artificial intelligence in the creation of child pornography was introduced to the Maryland House of Representatives (HB 5). The Bill expands the definition of "compute…