Topic: platform accountability
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EU to Enforce Stricter Regulations on ChatGPT
The European Union has classified ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act due to their high user volumes. This designation subjects these tech giants to stricter obligations regarding minor safety, mental health protections, and the prevention of ...
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PPC Pulse: PMax Growth, Mandatory Clarity & AI Data Debate
Google enhanced Performance Max campaigns by integrating Waze for store visits and launching Channel Reporting, offering advertisers greater transparency and real-world consumer engagement. Microsoft Ads mandated the installation of Microsoft Clarity on third-party publisher pages to improve bran...
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Zuckerberg Testifies as Social Media Faces Trial
A landmark trial in Los Angeles centers on allegations that Meta and Google's YouTube deliberately designed addictive platforms, with grieving parents present to confront executives over the human cost. Parents, including those who lost children to suicide and fentanyl poisoning, attended to witn...
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X pledges UK crackdown on illegal hate and terror content
X has pledged to restrict UK access to accounts run by UK-based terror groups and evaluate at least 85% of user-reported terror and hate speech cases within 48 hours. The platform will collaborate with external experts to improve reporting systems and submit quarterly performance data to Ofcom fo...
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Meta Must Stop Scammers or Face the Fallout
Meta knowingly profits from fraudulent advertisements, generating an estimated $7 billion annually from scam ads despite internal awareness of the issue, with inadequate enforcement policies allowing deceptive content to persist. Scams facilitated by Meta's platforms cause immense financial harm ...
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Estonia Opposes EU Social Media Bans for Children
Estonia, alongside Belgium, has refused to sign the 2025 Jutland Declaration, fundamentally opposing age-based social media bans as ineffective and advocating instead for holding platforms accountable. Estonian officials argue that regulatory focus should target the corporations designing addicti...
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Meta Missed Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads, Including Real Kids
Meta’s automated AI moderation systems failed to block over 350 advertisements featuring child sexual abuse material, including verified images of real children and manipulated photos of a European royal family member. Many of these abusive ads promoted "nudification" apps that use artificial int...
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Zuckerberg Rethinks Meta's Social Research After Controversy
Following a report on Instagram's negative impact on teen mental health, CEO Mark Zuckerberg questioned Meta's strategy of conducting and publicizing internal research on platform harms, contrasting it with competitors who avoid such scrutiny. In internal debates, executives largely argued for co...
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UK PM Vows Action Against Grok's 'Disgusting' Deepfakes
The UK government is threatening regulatory action against social media platform X after its Grok AI chatbot was reportedly used to create sexualized deepfake images, particularly of minors, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as "disgusting." The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has l...
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Misinformation Code: Fact or Fiction?
The Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation is undergoing a major review by the Digital Industry Group (Digi), following criticism that it has failed to protect Australians from false information. A Reset Australia report from May 2024 condemned the code as a "complete fa...
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TikTok Blames ‘Moderator Error’ for Perez Hilton Livestream Stay
Perez Hilton was hospitalized after a TikTok livestream showed him distressed, naked, covered in a red substance, and holding a knife, prompting viewers to alert authorities. TikTok flagged the stream within minutes but delayed removal due to a "moderator error," leaving it up for about 15 minute...
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Victims of nonconsensual deepfakes can now sue under new Senate bill
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, creating a civil legal pathway for victims to sue creators of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfake images for damages. The bill specifically targets the producers of forged content and builds on existing laws, introduced amid controversy o...
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Europe to impose social media limits on teens
The EU is proposing sweeping new social media restrictions for minors, including age limits, outright bans, and phased access, with platforms required to prove their services are not harmful before young people can use them. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced new legisla...
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Apple Threatens to Remove Grok AI Over Deepfake Content
In January 2026, Apple privately warned Elon Musk's xAI that its Grok AI app faced removal from the App Store for failing to control nonconsensual sexual deepfakes, a violation of platform guidelines. Apple demanded and negotiated a content moderation plan, ultimately allowing Grok to remain afte...
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EU Demands TikTok End Addictive Design
European regulators have issued a formal warning to TikTok, stating its platform design may violate the Digital Services Act by fostering addictive user behavior, particularly through endlessly scrolling video feeds. The European Commission's investigation found TikTok has not sufficiently addres...
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Nudify Apps Evade Google and Apple App Store Moderation
Apps that digitally remove clothing from images are widely available on major app stores, generating millions in revenue despite violating platform policies, highlighting significant content moderation failures. These apps, downloaded hundreds of millions of times, easily create non-consensual in...
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Social Media's Legal Reckoning Arrives in 2026
Major social media companies like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face historic jury trials over allegations their platform designs harm children's mental health, having overcome the traditional legal shield of Section 230. The initial "bellwether" trials will feature top executives testifying and scru...
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Democrats Demand Apple, Google Ban X's 'Undressing' AI App
U.S. senators are demanding Apple and Google remove the X app due to its "Grok" AI tool, which generates non-consensual explicit imagery, violating the companies' own content policies. The lawmakers argue the app's creation of sexually exploitative depictions, including of minors, clearly breache...
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EU Defies Trump Tariff Threats, Cracks Down on Meta
The EU accuses Meta of violating the Digital Services Act by providing inadequate tools for reporting illegal content and challenging moderation decisions, potentially leading to a multi-billion dollar fine. Meta's platforms are criticized for using "dark patterns" in their reporting systems and ...
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Men Use Hacking Tools to Target Wives and Friends
A six-week investigation earlier this year revealed thousands of men using private Telegram communities to trade hacking tools, surveillance services, and abusive content, primarily targeting ordinary women they know personally. The report argues Telegram, as a very large online platform, should ...
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