Hacker News with Generative AI: Regulation

What if we made advertising illegal? (simone.org)
What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.

Advertising, Democracy, Thought Experiment, Regulation, Manipulation

1478 points by smnrg 23 hours ago | 1103 comments

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk's X (nytimes.com)
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform X for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge of the plans, a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions with the United States by targeting one of President Trump’s closest advisers.

European Union, Social Media, Regulation, Elon Musk, Law

26 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 3 days ago | 7 comments

FTC Tells Staff to Stop Calling the Agency 'Independent' in Complaints (theverge.com)
Staff at the Federal Trade Commission have been instructed to no longer refer to the agency as “independent” in complaints, according to an email obtained by The Verge.

Government, Regulation, Law, Politics, Media

12 points by m463 9 days ago | 0 comments

Colorado's Experiment with Psychedelic Mushrooms Begins (undark.org)
Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state’s first “healing centers,” where the mushrooms can be ingested under supervision, in late spring or early summer.

Psychedelic Drugs, Colorado, Health, Regulation

16 points by bookofjoe 9 days ago | 2 comments

Revolving Door: Ex FCC Boss Ajit Pai Promoted to Top Wireless Industry Lobbyist (techdirt.com)
You probably recall Ajit Pai, Trump’s first FCC boss. Pai took a mindless hatchet to broadband consumer protection and media consolidation limits with no shortage of scandal. Like that time he turned a blind eye as the telecom industry used dead and fake people to generate fake support for shitty policies (like killing net neutrality). Or that time he made up a DDOS attack on the FCC to downplay massive public backlash to those same, unpopular policies.

Telecommunications, Politics, Media, Regulation, Net Neutrality

65 points by WarOnPrivacy 10 days ago | 8 comments

Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com (2024) (citizenlab.ca)
The rise in online shopping has led to more global reach into markets that may otherwise be inaccessible for companies through traditional retail channels. This increased reach brings new opportunities but also has its own challenges for global e-commerce retailers. One such challenge is in dealing with different, more restrictive regulatory environments worldwide.

Censorship, E-commerce, Book Bans, Amazon, Regulation

104 points by gnabgib 10 days ago | 58 comments

FCC chairman Brendan Carr starts granting telecom lobby's wish list (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Communications Commission is making it easier for telcos to turn off old copper phone and DSL networks with four changes that relax requirements related to copper shutoffs.

Telecommunications, FCC, Regulation, Technology, Politics

11 points by PaulHoule 11 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla drops 'FSD' from name of its driver-assist tech in China (electrek.co)
After a rocky rollout of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) system in China, Tesla is dropping “FSD” from the name of the system while it faces increased scrutiny from regulators.

Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, China, Regulation, Technology

8 points by zfg 12 days ago | 2 comments

Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules (nytimes.com)
After the president made A.I. dominance a top priority, tech companies changed course from a meeker approach under the Biden administration.

Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Regulation, Technology, Business

12 points by mitchbob 13 days ago | 1 comments

FCC's Carr Threatens to Block M&A for Companies with DEI Plans (bloomberg.com)
The US Federal Communications Commission is prepared to block mergers and acquisition proposals from companies that promote “invidious” DEI policies, according to chairman Brendan Carr.

Politics, Business, Regulation

11 points by petethomas 16 days ago | 1 comments

EU to take action to protect children from harmful practices in video games (europa.eu)

EU, Video Games, Regulation, Children, Safety

10 points by jeroenhd 16 days ago | 1 comments

Accenture: DOGE's Federal procurement review is hurting our sales (theregister.com)
Accenture says Federal procurement projects are continuing to slow since Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency began reviewing ways to cut costs last month, and this is directly impacting its business.

Government, Business, Cryptocurrency, Regulation, Elon Musk

7 points by rntn 16 days ago | 0 comments

FCC chairman Brendan Carr starts granting telecom lobby's wish list (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Communications Commission is making it easier for telcos to turn off old copper phone and DSL networks with four changes that relax requirements related to copper shutoffs.

Telecommunications, FCC, Regulation, Technology, Lobbying

11 points by LinuxBender 17 days ago | 0 comments

After 5 Years, FDA Finally Inspected Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths (propublica.org)
The Food and Drug Administration has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, including one medication that was manufactured there and has been linked to at least eight deaths, federal records show.

FDA, Pharmaceuticals, India, Health, Regulation

16 points by ck2 17 days ago | 3 comments

EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and devices (techcrunch.com)
The European Union has sent Apple preliminary instructions on how it expects the iPhone maker to comply with interoperability provisions in the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), its flagship market contestability reform.

EU, Apple, Interoperability, Regulation

113 points by walterbell 17 days ago | 168 comments

iOS 19 and iOS 20 Must Include a Long List of Major Changes, EU Says (macrumors.com)
The European Commission today announced a long list of changes that Apple is legally required to implement in future iOS 19 and iOS 20 updates.

iOS, Operating Systems, Europe, Regulation, Apple

7 points by layer8 18 days ago | 1 comments

FCC to get Republican majority and plans to "delete" as many rules as possible (arstechnica.com)
Commissioner Geoffrey Starks will resign from the Federal Communications Commission this spring, he announced today.

Politics, FCC, Regulation, Government

18 points by FollowingTheDao 18 days ago | 2 comments

China plan to label all AI-generated content with watermarks and metadata (theregister.com)
Chinese authorities last week announced “identification measures” for AI-generated content that will require it to be labelled with human and machine-readable notifications.

Artificial Intelligence, China, Regulation, Content Moderation, Metadata

4 points by taubek 18 days ago | 0 comments

Doge Is a Wakeup Call for Economists and Attorneys (theregreview.org)
DOGE’s approach to deregulation demonstrates the need for economists and lawyers to learn from each other.

Cryptocurrency, Economics, Law, Regulation

18 points by herbertl 19 days ago | 8 comments

California's AB 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups, Cement Big Tech Monopoly (eff.org)
California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track and disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training.

California Law, Artificial Intelligence, Regulation, Startups, Big Tech

12 points by jedwhite 20 days ago | 0 comments

UK Online Safety Act comes into force today (ofcom.org.uk)
From today, online platforms must start putting in place measures to protect people in the UK from criminal activity, while Ofcom has launched its latest enforcement programme to assess industry compliance.

Online Safety, UK Law, Regulation, Technology, Media

32 points by intunderflow 20 days ago | 12 comments

FCC Chairman Carr Launches Deregulation Initiative (docs.fcc.gov)

Government, Regulation, Telecommunications

29 points by impish9208 23 days ago | 15 comments

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU (techcrunch.com)
People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designed to foster increased competition in the app ecosystem.

EU, App Stores, Competition, Regulation

24 points by latexr 24 days ago | 11 comments

EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History (epa.gov)
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will undertake 31 historic actions in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders and Power the Great American Comeback.

Environmental Policy, Regulation, Government, Politics, United States

57 points by latchkey 24 days ago | 62 comments

Trump faces fight over 'biggest' environmental deregulatory action in US history (theverge.com)
The Trump administration launched a massive deregulation spree that could gut environmental and health protections in the US, moves that are sure to face immediate legal and logistical challenges.

Politics, Environment, Law, Government, Regulation

9 points by pwatsonwailes 24 days ago | 1 comments

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE [pdf] (docs.fcc.gov)

Government, Regulation, Documents

24 points by croes 25 days ago | 7 comments

Spain to impose fines for not labelling AI-generated content (theverge.com)
OpenAI’s new Responses API comes with web search, the ability to look through files, and computer use out of the box.

AI, Regulation, Spain, Generative AI, Content Creation

21 points by 01-_- 25 days ago | 3 comments

Nasdaq halts high-speed trading service after regulatory pressure (ft.com)

Financial Markets, Regulation, Technology, Trading

29 points by marban 26 days ago | 13 comments

Unregulated tech tests: Thiel, Altman and co want Freedom Cities (heise.de)
The White House is to hold talks on how to establish Freedom Cities in the USA – Cities without regulation.

Technology, Regulation, USA, Innovation

3 points by doener 27 days ago | 3 comments

Slow-moving burning object in Australian skies calls for space junk regulation (abc.net.au)
Dozens of people have reported what was believed to be burning space junk moving across southern Australian skies on Saturday night.

Space Junk, Australia, Astronomy, Regulation

5 points by defrost 29 days ago | 0 comments