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ByteDance delayed the global release of its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator after copyright concerns from media companies. Legal scrutiny around generative AI content is intensifying.

#TechNews #AI #ByteDance #GenAI #TechPolicy

Thirty years after first advocating tech inclusion, the fight for women’s safety, pay equity, and digital ownership in Pakistan continues.
By Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/15-Mar-2026/...

#WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #PakistanDevelopment #TechPolicy

EU-Japan Digital Week 2026

🇪🇺Next week, the 2nd EU-Japan Digital Week kicks off in Tokyo 🇯🇵
You can still register here: inpacehub.eu/eu-japan-dig...

#EUJapan #DigitalPartnership #DigitalCooperation #TechPolicy

Gender Inequality In Pakistan’s STEM Sector Threatens The Nation’s Future Gender integration in science, technology, and innovation is not a women’s issue; it is Pakistan’s most underutilised development strategy

From unsafe workplaces to digital exploitation, women in Pakistan’s STEM sector still face systemic barriers despite decades of progress talk.
By Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Mar-2026/...

#WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #PakistanDevelopment #TechPolicy

Screenshot of a Financial Times article titled Mr AI Peter Thiel's lectures about antichrist in Rome.” The subheadline says closed-door events will challenge the views of American Pope Leo, who has warned about risks of artificial intelligence. The image shows Peter Thiel speaking on stage with his hands raised while addressing an audience.

Peter Thiel warning about the 'Antichrist' while using Palantir to track humans and fund Trump is crazy. The real danger isn’t regulation, it’s the power behind the politics.

Technology should serve humanity, not power and profit.

#AIEthics #TechPolicy

The Call to Create the Congressional Capacity and Technology Office — POPVOX Foundation As AI rapidly reshapes governance, Congress risks falling behind the institutions it oversees. POPVOX Foundation proposes creating the Congressional Capacity and Technology Office (C-TECH) to provide ...

#Civictech
for #USCongress –
"C-TECH:
#emergingtechnology provides tools that...can augment the capacity of Members & staff to better serve the American people"
www.popvox.org/blog/c-tech

#democracy #techpolicy #publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #emergingtech #artificialintelligence #AI

The Global Trap: Why 400+ Experts Oppose Age Verification

Computer scientists warn that OS level age checks hand governments and tech giants dangerous control over user access.
#Privacy #TechPolicy #InternetFreedom

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David Sacks, the AI czar, just warned Trump: pulling out of Iran could cripple the AI data‑center boom. Silicon Valley’s open‑source future hangs in the balance. Curious? Dive into the geopolitics of our AI industry. #AIIndustry #TechPolicy #OpenSource

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Science & Technology in National Security Strategy ... a lens on 4 states and 4 strategies

Science & Technology in National Security Strategy ... a lens on 4 states and 4 strategies ... by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/science-an...

#NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ScienceAndTechnology #Geopolitics #ResearchSecurity #EconomicSecurity

A United States court fined a Chinese telecom firm fifty million dollars for stealing trade secrets from an American company by recruiting its engineers. The global tech race is intensifying around intellectual property and talent.

#TechNews #CyberSecurity #TechPolicy #Innovation #GlobalTech

A RAND report argues that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could plausibly emerge between 2030–2040.
If that happens, the consequences for economic power, military capabilities, and geopolitical stability could be profound.
The uncomfortable message for Europe:
it currently lacks strategic […]

US abandons controversial AI chip rule demanding foreign investment Commerce Department abandons controversial draft regulation that would have required overseas AI buyers to match US infrastructure investments.

US abandons controversial AI chip rule demanding foreign investment

#AIChips #ExportControls #TechPolicy #AusNews

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-14-us-ab...

The Price of a Good Deal in the Digital Grocery Aisle | Duke Today Are consumers trading their privacy for discounts? A Duke-led study tackles online shopping behavior

The Price of a Good Deal in the Digital Grocery Aisle - Are consumers trading their privacy for discounts? A Duke-led study tackles online shopping behavior.
today.duke.edu/2026/01/pric...
#techethics #techpolicy #dataprivacy

EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers The European Commission published a draft implementing regulation on March 12, 2026, detailing how it will evaluate general-purpose AI models and impose fines under the EU AI Act.

EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers #AIRegulation #EULaw #ArtificialIntelligence #AIModels #TechPolicy

EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers The European Commission published a draft implementing regulation on March 12, 2026, detailing how it will evaluate general-purpose AI models and impose fines under the EU AI Act.

EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers #AIRegulation #EULaw #ArtificialIntelligence #AIModels #TechPolicy

Meta quietly retreats from Instagram encryption as regulators tighten the vise Meta will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages by May 8, 2026. The retreat follows child safety lawsuits and regulatory pressure worldwide.

Meta quietly retreats from Instagram encryption as regulators tighten the vise

#Meta #Instagram #Privacy #ChildSafety #TechPolicy #AusNews

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-13-meta-...

Dell's CEO is dropping some truth bombs about tech companies dictating terms to governments. His take: "No way should a company tell a sovereign nation how to use its tech." I'm kinda here for that perspective. 💯 #TechPolicy

China is running multiple AI races | Brookings Driven by both industry constraints and Beijing’s policy focus, Chinese AI developers are racing along other axes of progress.

China is running multiple AI races www.brookings.edu/articles/chi... #TechPolicy #ArtificialIntelligence

LLM2WMD — AI: Conception to Judgement Day The timeline from OpenAI's founding to Claude targeting missiles over Iran. An intriguing journey into the direction of AI — and the very nature of humanity.

Site is currently undergoing updates to the ui . For comments and messages. The site is still live and and comments can be sent to me via the email section at the end of my thesis www.llm2wmd.com
#AISafety #TechPolicy #AIEthics

Google's AI Search Increasingly Steers Users Back to Google's Own Services Research reveals Google's AI search now cites its own services in 17% of results, triple the rate from nine months prior, raising concerns about fair competition.

Google's AI Search Increasingly Steers Users Back to Google's Own Services

#Google #AI #Antitrust #AusNews #TechPolicy

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Operating systems face age check mandates as regulation spreads California's new age verification law for operating systems is forcing developers to choose between compliance, exclusion, or confrontation ahead of January 2027.

Operating systems face age check mandates as regulation spreads

#AusNews #TechPolicy #OSVerification #CaliforniaLaw #OpenSource

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-13-opera...

LLM2WMD — AI: Conception to Judgement Day The timeline from OpenAI's founding to Claude targeting missiles over Iran. An intriguing journey into the direction of AI — and the very nature of humanity.

Maybe the ai overlords have visited my site. llm2wmd.com
#AISafety #TechPolicy #AIEthics

Section 230, Free Speech, and Moderation: A Plain‑English Guide Unravel the complexities of Section 230 and its significance in the debate over social media and censorship issues.

Social media isn't a government‑run town square; it's a collection of privately owned spaces with rules. Section 230 is the law that lets those spaces host our conversations without eating every user's legal risk. I wrote a plain‑English guide to how it works. #Section230 #FreeSpeech #TechPolicy

Illustration for this week’s The Sketch opinion section of the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social :

Big Tech is buttering you up 🧈
Tech execs display their constant vigilance against threats
By Will Dunn

#BigTech #Disinformation #TechPolicy #SocialMedia #Democracy

Book cover of Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach by Ryan Calo, featuring a teal background and a bronze Roman dodecahedron artifact beneath the title.

Event flyer stating “March 26th, 10am PT / 1pm ET, ONLINE,” inviting viewers to a book talk on Ryan Calo’s Law and Technology, with Authors Alliance logo and stylized book illustrations on a teal and gray background.

Promotional graphic for a “Law and Technology” book talk featuring headshots of Ryan Calo and Danielle Citron, with teal and gray design elements and an illustration of stacked books.

📖 Join the LAW AND TECHNOLOGY #booktalk with Ryan Calo & Danielle Citron to explore a methodical approach to tech governance 🏛️💡

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Europe’s Digital Omnibus: A New Digital Regime or Simplification

Webinar: "Europe's Digital Omnibus: New Digital Regime or Simplification?" The EU wants to untangle AI, GDPR, NIS2 & data law in one move. Is that even possible without losing accountability? We think there's a lot to unpack. #DigitalOmnibus #TechPolicy

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This is not a conspiracy. It is commercial logic operating in plain sight. Social media platforms have disrupted the legacy media business model: advertising revenue that once flowed to newspapers and television now flows to Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. A law compelling platforms to remove millions of under-16 accounts does not just advance child protection; it also redirects children's attention and advertiser spending back toward traditional media. Online news outlet Crikey noted drily that the ban is "as much a News Corp policy as it is a government policy."

You've Been Murdoched: Australia's Teen Ban Offers a Warning for Europe www.techpolicy.press/youve-been-m...

In the UK, News UK "holds the same commercial position … a once-dominant publisher hollowed out by the platforms now being targeted."

#socialmediaban #censorship #openweb #techpolicy

RE: social.publicspaces.net/@publicspaces/1162167598...

Happy to share the good news of another @publicspaces conference happening this year!

Join us on June 4, 5 and 6th in Amsterdam.

Looking forward to work on this once again 😄

#Tech #Fediverse #BigTech #TechPolicy […]

UK Sets April Deadline for Social Media to Protect Kids Regulators give platforms until 30 April to tighten age checks and restrict strangers from contacting children under the Online Safety Act

UK watchdogs give social media giants April deadline to improve child safety

#ChildSafety #OnlineSafety #Ofcom #SocialMediaRegulation #DigitalSafety #TechPolicy #ProtectChildren #InternetSafety #UKNews

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The Security Crisis Behind AI's Viral Moment Chinese authorities restrict agentic AI tools from government use amid critical security flaws as Meta and OpenAI race to acquire the technology.

The Security Crisis Behind AI's Viral Moment

#AgenticAI #Cybersecurity #AusNews #TechPolicy

thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-12-the-s...