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Meta Wants Congress To Shield It From Child Harm Lawsuits As Legal Pressure Mounts

Meta Platforms is lobbying for legal protection against child-harm lawsuits, seeking a liability shield in the Kids Online Safety Act as it faces scrutiny over social media's impact on young users.

International Business Times UK

Meta Wants a Get-Out-of-Jail Card from Child-Harm Lawsuits, Asking Immunity from Child Safety Laws

Meta is lobbying for legal protections that critics argue could weaken efforts to hold social media accountable for harm to children, amid debates on the Kids Online Safety Act.

International Business Times UK

Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits

If adopted by lawmakers and passed into law as part of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) under consideration in the U.S. Senate, such a provision could undermine thousands of lawsuits against Meta and other online platforms over harms to children.

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AI deepfakes bill advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

Unauthorized deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence would need to be removed from online platforms if they weren’t licensed by the person portrayed, under a bill the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced on Thursday. The bill, which was approved by voice vote, would give individuals an intellectual property right to their…

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White House Looking To Cut Deal To Preempt State AI Laws: Report

The White House is looking to take federal action and preempt state laws that seek to regulate the development and use of AI.

International Business Times

Tensions over prediction markets dominate Senate hearing

Senators at a Commerce Committee panel hearing aired concerns Wednesday about rapidly growing prediction markets, appearing largely unswayed by industry arguments that they are not a form of betting subject to state regulation. Members of the committee’s Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy Subcommittee were in agreement at a hearing that…

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Social media CEOs called to Senate Judiciary hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee has called on the executives of major social media companies to testify before the panel next month regarding child online safety. Chairman Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, sent letters to the heads of Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok earlier this month seeking attendance at a hearing on…

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At the Races: A reprieve for Republicans?

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari House Republicans got a sudden influx of good news beginning Wednesday…

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GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling

A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential segregation and…

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White House AI framework calls for preemption of state laws

The White House on Friday proposed its framework for a national artificial intelligence policy, pushing for broad preemption of state AI laws and against “open-ended liability” for AI firms. The proposal urges Congress to take some steps to protect kids, energy costs and copyright holders, while also requesting streamlined permitting…

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AI draft bill would revamp online landscape

Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Wednesday proposed a sweeping national standard on artificial intelligence that seeks to make good on President Donald Trump’s call for a federal law in lieu of state regulations. Blackburn, R-Tenn., released a discussion draft bill and summary of her AI framework legislation, which would place a…

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US Senators Demand Shutdown of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Over Copyright Violations

American senators urge ByteDance to shut down its AI app, Seedance 2.0, over copyright infringement concerns, threatening legal action.

International Business Times UK

Senators demand former TikTok owner shutdown new app that lets users make AI versions of real people

The senators called Seedance ‘the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a ByteDance product to date’

The Independent UK

What to watch from Trump’s national AI standard

Experts predict the White House proposal will lean toward standards rather than strict regulation and tap congressional work on kids’ safety.

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The Independent UK

Republicans blame ‘woke’ policies as Nashville residents fume about power outages

Power outages in Tennessee stretched into a second week following the ‘historic’ weather events

The Independent UK

Professor fired over Charlie Kirk post is reinstated and awarded $500k

The significant payout was authorized by high-ranking state officials, including Tennessee's governor, attorney general and comptroller

International Business Times

Tennessee Professor Wins $500,000 Settlement After Controversial Firing Over Charlie Kirk Social Media Post

Austin Peay State University pays $500,000 to reinstate professor Darren Michael after wrongful termination over Charlie Kirk social media post in 2025.

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The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act Is Every Bit As Bad As You Would Expect. Maybe Worse.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s latest is an anti-tech omnibus, combining years' worth of dangerous policy ideas into one big, bad bill.

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A proposed law could allow photographers to buy a subscription for US Copyright registration, rather than a per-upload fee

The Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act aims to create a more modern system for photographers and other visual artists registering works in the US

The Independent UK

Democrat and Republican senators unite on investigation into AI children’s toys

A letter from two U.S. senators asks companies to provided detailed information about their safety tools, documenting how they prevent products from ‘generating sexually explicit, violent, or otherwise inappropriate content for children’

International Business Times UK

Republicans Split Over AI Rules: Senate Wants States to Decide, But White House Wants Federal Control

President Trump's push for a single national AI law splits Republicans, with the Senate blocking his plan to override state-level AI rules.

International Business Times UK

Karoline Leavitt's Secret Swiftie Status Reportedly Revealed In Spotify Wrapped Post

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is exposed as a secret Taylor Swift fan in her 2025 Spotify Wrapped, despite Donald Trump's public feud.

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House online safety bills take narrower approach than Senate - Roll Call

House Republicans pushed child online safety bills as Democrats called them weak and voiced concerns about age verification requirements.

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Senate GOP divided over House push to repeal payout provision - Roll Call

Senate Republicans were divided Wednesday over whether to repeal a controversial provision that could net hefty payouts for senators.

Axios

Trump backs ban on state AI laws

Expect Republican infighting as regulating AI is a bipartisan priority both outside of Washington and in some pockets of D.C.

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