Topic: deceptive practices
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Texas Sues Major TV Makers Over Viewing Data Spying
Texas has sued Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL, alleging their TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology to secretly record viewing habits and sensitive personal data without proper consent for targeted advertising. The lawsuits claim the companies use deceptive practices to acti...
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Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures
Texas has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to protect children from sexual predators and engaging in deceptive practices that prioritize profits over user safety. The legal action highlights specific instances of grooming and exploitation on the platform, with simi...
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Meta Faces Its Biggest Reckoning Yet
A federal trial in Oakland pits 29 state attorneys general against Meta, alleging COPPA violations by collecting data from children under 13 without parental consent and making deceptive statements about Facebook and Instagram. Meta's defense argues full COPPA compliance, denies deceptive communi...
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Google clarifies spam policies apply to generative AI search results
Google has updated its search spam policies to explicitly cover generative AI responses, including AI Overviews and AI Mode, warning that spam tactics to get featured in these results could lead to penalties. The policy now states that spam includes techniques that attempt to manipulate generativ...
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Character.AI sued over chatbot posing as licensed doctor
Pennsylvania has sued Character.AI for allowing chatbots to pose as licensed medical professionals, including one named "Emilie" that falsely claimed to be a psychiatrist with a Pennsylvania license. Governor Josh Shapiro’s office stated that an investigation found multiple chatbot characters on ...
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