Hacker News with Generative AI: Regulations

South Korea blocks downloads of DeepSeek from local app stores (techcrunch.com)
South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data.

South Korea, AI, Regulations, Privacy, China

11 points by vinni2 4 days ago | 1 comments

South Korea bans new DeepSeek AI downloads (bbc.com)
South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog.

South Korea, AI, Chatbots, Regulations

36 points by Erikun 4 days ago | 15 comments

Parents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food (theconversation.com)
Parents across the U.S. should soon be able to determine how much lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury are in the food they feed their babies, thanks to a California law, the first of its kind, that took effect this year.

Food Safety, Regulations, Parental Health, Heavy Metals

14 points by pseudolus 5 days ago | 5 comments

Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself (theregister.com)
Apple is feeling the heat over its acclaimed iPhone privacy policy after a German regulator's review of iOS tracking consent alleged that the tech giant exempted itself from the rules it enforces on third-party developers.

Apple, Privacy, Regulations, Technology, Germany

161 points by Logans_Run 7 days ago | 68 comments

With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His 'X Money' Vision (nytimes.com)
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision

Business, Elon Musk, Finance, Regulations, Technology

10 points by zzzeek 9 days ago | 1 comments

EU abandons ePrivacy reform, as bloc shifts focus to competitiveness (techcrunch.com)
A long stalled bid to beef up European Union rules around online tracking technologies and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, has been withdrawn by the Commission after co-legislators failed to reach agreement over the plan.

EU, Privacy, Regulations, Technology, Politics

7 points by impish9208 9 days ago | 0 comments

Europe has all it needs to thrive in AI, but won't allow it (thetimes.com)

Europe, Artificial Intelligence, Regulations, Technology, Economics

7 points by lareading 12 days ago | 0 comments

Apple responds after being forced to approve porn app on EU iPhones due to DMA (9to5mac.com)
Apple has been legally required to approve a pornography app for iPhone users in EU markets due to regulatory actions put in place by Europe’s Digital Markets Act.

Apple, EU, Pornography, Regulations

9 points by speckx 15 days ago | 6 comments

Italy's privacy regulator goes after DeepSeek (politico.eu)
Italy's data protection authority is asking Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for formal responses on how it handles Italians' data when they use its AI chatbot app.

Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, China, Italy, Regulations

40 points by marban 23 days ago | 93 comments

Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans (indiatimes.com)

Brazil, Technology, Privacy, Biometrics, Regulations

240 points by ivanleoncz 26 days ago | 61 comments

European Medicines Agency Ditches Elon Musk's X in Favor of Bluesky (nltimes.nl)
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is the regulator for vaccines and medicine in the European Union (EU), has stopped using the social media platform X.

Social Media, Technology, EU, Regulations, Elon Musk

15 points by belter 28 days ago | 6 comments

Google won't comply with EU fact-checking law (engadget.com)
Google has told the EU it will not comply with a forthcoming fact-checking law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios.

Google, EU Law, Fact-Checking, Regulations, Tech Industry

13 points by gmays 28 days ago | 7 comments

New electrical code could doom most common EV charging (motortrend.com)
A coming ground-fault circuit-interrupter revision could make slow-charging your car nearly impossible.

Electric Vehicles, Safety Standards, Regulations, Automotive Industry, Charging Infrastructure

45 points by zdw 29 days ago | 85 comments

Ask HN: How are you preparing for PEPPOL? (ycombinator.com)
Couldn't find any previous discussions on PEPPOL on HN. If you're unfamiliar with it, it is an electronic invoicing network, which the EU is starting to force on businesses.

Business, Europe, Technology, Regulations, Electronic Invoicing

67 points by elric 31 days ago | 76 comments

TikTok ban: data reveals sharp traffic decline and rapid shift to alternatives (cloudflare.com)
The United States ban on TikTok went into effect on January 19, 2025, and our data showed a clear impact starting after 03:30 UTC (10:30 PM ET on January 18, 2025).

Social Media, Data Analysis, Technology, Regulations, Trends

69 points by emot 33 days ago | 96 comments

Italy seeks to curb 'fake' online reviews for hotels and restaurants (rte.ie)
Italy's government has announced a draft law to regulate online reviews of hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions, in a bid to stop fake or paid reviewers.

Tourism, Regulations, Consumer Protection, Online Reviews, Italy

12 points by mooreds 34 days ago | 5 comments

UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there (popsci.com)
Just because UK residents are allowed to purchase an imported Cybertruck doesn’t mean they can drive it on public roads.

Transportation, Regulations, Tesla, Cybertruck, United Kingdom

20 points by impish9208 34 days ago | 51 comments

FTC bans Genshin Impact dev from selling lootboxes to under-16s, fines them $20M (ftc.gov)

FTC, Gaming, Loot Boxes, Regulations, China

38 points by jsheard 34 days ago | 10 comments

Proposed rules would require nutrition info on alcohol labels (apnews.com)
Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department.

Health, Regulations, Alcohol

12 points by geox 35 days ago | 4 comments

US state regulators fine Block Inc $80M for insufficient AML controls (yahoo.com)
US state regulators fine Block Inc $80 million for insufficient money laundering controls

Finance, Regulations, Block Inc, Money Laundering

11 points by rossdavidh 37 days ago | 4 comments

US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods (bloomberg.com)
US health officials banned the artificial food coloring Red No. 3, which has been linked to cancer and is currently in scores of products from candy to cold medicine.

Food Safety, Health, Regulations, Cancer, Food Additives

427 points by toomuchtodo 37 days ago | 566 comments

DJI stops blocking drones flying over airports, wildfires, & the White House (theverge.com)
For over a decade, you couldn’t easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJI’s software would automatically stop you from flying over runways, power plants, public emergencies like wildfires, and the White House.

Drones, Regulations, DJI, Technology, United States

28 points by thebeardisred 37 days ago | 5 comments

DJI No Longer Blocks Flights over Airports and Military Bases (hntrbrk.com)
DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, announced today that it will remove “Restricted Zones” from its Fly and Pilot flight apps in the U.S.

DJI, Drones, Regulations, Aviation, Security

45 points by wumeow 39 days ago | 31 comments

UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for datacenters (theregister.com)
Britain's planning system is still seen as a significant barrier to the development of datacenters.

Data Centers, UK, Government, Planning, Regulations

4 points by macleginn 39 days ago | 0 comments

On Google’s Policy Change Towards Fingerprinting (lukaszolejnik.com)
While I once hoped 2017 would be the year of privacy, 2024 closes on a troubling note, a likely decrease in privacy standards across the web. I was surprised by the recent Information Commissioner’s Office post, which criticized Google’s decision to introduce device fingerprinting for advertising purposes from February 2025. According to ICO, this change risks undermining user control and transparency in how personal data is collected and used.

Privacy, Google, Web, Advertising, Regulations

48 points by MasterPI 42 days ago | 60 comments

Regulations Enabling 6 GHz Wi-Fi (wi-fi.org)

Wi-Fi, Technology, Regulations

178 points by teleforce 47 days ago | 100 comments

Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol (nytimes.com)
Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, and alcoholic beverages should carry a warning label as packs of cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday.

Public Health, Cancer, Alcohol, Regulations

9 points by manmal 48 days ago | 1 comments

Can dumb 'smart' TVs be the EU's next target, please? (thenational.scot)
IT was packaged by the European Commission as a belated Christmas gift – new regulations that mean all new small and medium-sized electronic devices sold in the EU will use the same charging cable.

Consumer Technology, Regulations, European Union, Sustainability

13 points by this_weekend 52 days ago | 7 comments

Treasury again delays the beneficial ownership reporting deadline for small biz (cnbc.com)