Hacker News with Generative AI: Regulations

France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking (arstechnica.com)
France's competition regulator fined Apple €150 million, saying the iPhone maker went overboard in its implementation of pop-up messages that let users consent to or reject tracking that third-party applications use for targeted advertising.
Privacy, Regulations, Apple, Mobile Advertising, France
249 points by sebastian_z 2 days ago | 205 comments
EU looks to hit Big Tech in crackdown on US services exports (ft.com)
EU looks to hit US services in tariff retaliation
EU, Trade, Technology, Regulations, International Relations
33 points by gehwartzen 6 days ago | 64 comments
China bans compulsory facial recognition; use in private spaces like hotel rooms (theregister.com)
China’s Cyberspace Administration and Ministry of Public Security have outlawed the use of facial recognition without consent.
China, Privacy, Facial Recognition, Surveillance, Regulations
33 points by rntn 10 days ago | 2 comments
EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash (theguardian.com)
The European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google and Apple of breaking its digital rules, in a landmark action that could escalate transatlantic tension with Donald Trump.
EU, Google, Apple, Regulations, Politics
12 points by laktak 14 days ago | 0 comments
Moving away from US cloud services (martijnhols.nl)
For years, using US clouds in the EU has been questionable. Time and time again, data-sharing agreements between the EU and the US get busted, showing there's just no legal compatibility between EU privacy rights and US spying laws.
Cloud Computing, Privacy, Europe, United States, Regulations
580 points by MartijnHols 16 days ago | 368 comments
CCP will enforce clear flagging of all AI generated content starting (tomshardware.com)
Artificial Intelligence, China, Regulations, Content Creation
5 points by suraci 16 days ago | 0 comments
Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act (techcrunch.com)
Y Combinator, one of the world’s most prolific startup accelerators, sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump administration to openly support Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to crack open Big Tech’s market power.
Startup Accelerators, Regulations, Big Tech, Europe
504 points by mrkramer 20 days ago | 379 comments
EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations (tampabay.com)
In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.
Regulations, Politics, Climate Change
12 points by howard941 21 days ago | 2 comments
Lightning over Shipping Lanes Suddenly Halved Following New Regulations (sciencealert.com)
Using data from a global lightning detection network, my colleagues and I have been studying how exhaust plumes from ships are associated with an increase in the frequency of lightning.
Science, Climate Change, Shipping, Regulations
25 points by laktak 22 days ago | 1 comments
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 44 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 45 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 45 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 48 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 49 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 50 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 52 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 56 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 63 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 66 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 68 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 68 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 69 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 72 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 73 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 74 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 74 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 75 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 75 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 77 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 77 days ago | 566 comments