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BBC splits World Cup presenting across Cates Chapman Logan Match of the Day rotation extends to tournament coverage, final host still undecided
theguardian.com
Meta and Snap push app-store age checks Apple and Google become default identity gatekeepers, factory resets and alternative stores remain an exit
euronews.com
Labour Together PR contractor probes Guardian reporter Apco dossier work sparks ethics and standards inquiries, Political scrutiny outsourced as consultancy line item
theguardian.com
Publishers protest Dhaka Ekushey Book Fair arrangements Cultural distribution runs through organiser-controlled stall access, Soft censorship emerges as logistics and licensing
dhakatribune.com
Wired shows users how to disable Google AI Overviews Search shifts from index to editorial answer layer, Publishers supply costs while platform captures attention
wired.com
EU digital rules export compliance stack Sovereignty rhetoric meets age checks and algorithm audits, Compute rationing turns water and power into speech leverage
euronews.com independent.co.uk
CIA retracts 19 intelligence reports after PIAB review White nationalism and LGBT activism analyses among pulled products, State narrative management rebrands as impartiality
independent.co.uk
Trump demands Netflix remove Susan Rice from board Streaming platform governance turns into political leverage point, Neutrality becomes a cost center when regulators and factions expect compliance
thehill.com zerohedge.com yahoo.com
Sam Altman dismisses AI water claims and compares model training to raising humans New Brunswick bans data centers after local revolt, energy politics turns into PR war over social license
techcrunch.com businessinsider.com
Macron demands algorithm transparency to legitimize speech controls Fox News reports push to regulate ranking not just content, State oversight migrates from takedowns to distribution
foxnews.com
Epstein-linked resignations spread across US corporate elite Der Spiegel tracks fallout from Goldman Sachs to hospitality and tech, Compliance discovers history only when reputations turn toxic
spiegel.de
Airbnb host quits after nightmare guests despite $2 300 monthly revenue, Business Insider account shows platform externalizes tail risk to hosts, trust and safety governance looks like social media with beds
businessinsider.com
Nadiya Hussain moves from BBC food TV to primary-school teaching assistant Bake Off star says shows dropped without explanation, public-service brand mints careers then cancels them administratively
standard.co.uk dailymail.co.uk
Matthew McConaughey trademarks likeness as AI acting market grows UT Austin town hall frames consent as enforceable IP not moral plea, Hollywood prepares to rent synthetic humans while calling it protection
businessinsider.com
Russia reopens Nikita Ouvarov case days before release Teen branded Minecraft terrorist faces new charges after five years, Digital traces keep security state’s conveyor belt running
lemonde.fr
South African game Relooted makes museum repatriation a heist mechanic Nyamakop uses real artefacts and Africanfuturist setting, restitution politics becomes frictionless entertainment
theguardian.com
OpenAI weighs tipping RCMP on ChatGPT user before BC school massacre Company defines imminent credible harm threshold, Private safety policy drifts toward pre-crime without due process
independent.co.uk
Live Nation deletes DOJ move on post Monopoly-era PR slips into public record then gets scrubbed, platform gatekeepers still assume regulators negotiate not enforce
billboard.com techcrunch.com
Microsoft appoints CoreAI executive Asha Sharma as Xbox CEO after Phil Spencer retirement Sarah Bond exits as Matt Booty becomes chief content officer, gaming shifts from studio culture to platform monetization
businessinsider.com
Judge weighs return of Washington Post reporter devices seized in Pentagon leak probe FBI grab includes laptops phone recorder smartwatch, source protection becomes evidence custody fight
independent.co.uk theguardian.com dnyuz.com
TIME sells filler-word coaching as lifestyle content Legacy media pivots from reporting to status-anxiety self-optimization, Um becomes a subscription strategy
time.com
NBCU Peacock plans third-party add-on subscriptions Streaming wars drift back to cable-style bundling and billing, Platform that couldn’t win on content tries to win on gatekeeping
businessinsider.com
EU states push under-16 social media bans Age verification becomes de facto internet ID layer, Child-protection rhetoric builds KYC market and normalizes traceability
euobserver.com foxnews.com english.elpais.com
AWS outages reportedly triggered by internal AI agents Amazon calls it user error as automation speeds failure, Cloud centralization turns prompt-level mistakes into internet-wide risk
theguardian.com techcrunch.com
UK finfluencers plead guilty to illegal Instagram FX promotions as FCA brings landmark prosecution Influencer ads blur into regulated investment inducements
standard.co.uk
Spotify replaces Daniel Ek with joint CEOs amid growth doubts and politicized content fights Record users meet subscription fatigue and culture-war pressure
english.elpais.com
Global Counsel collapses into administration after clients flee Epstein-linked Mandelson fallout PR industry sells access until proximity becomes toxic
independent.co.uk standard.co.uk
Tesla freezes out YouTuber MKBHD ahead of Model Y Performance review Access economy replaces formal censorship, Anti-establishment brand adopts old gatekeeping
businessinsider.com
Google phases out Gmail POP and Gmailify Open email standards give way to app-gated access, Security rhetoric doubles as lock-in strategy
dnyuz.com wired.com
Meta-OpenAI-Oracle back off-grid data centers powered by on-site gas and solar AI compute drives vertical integration from cloud to kilowatt, grid bottlenecks replaced by permitting chokepoints
independent.co.uk
University of Chicago drops PhD Project partnership after US Education Department civil-rights pressure DEI pipeline rebranded as compliance risk, principles survive as wording changes
wbez.org
Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora freed to house arrest after 800+ days Prosecutors appeal to return him to prison, due process becomes punishment without verdict
english.elpais.com
EU Digital Services Act pushes geoblocking and localized moderation Trump administration floats Freedom.gov proxy portal, Two blocs invoke free speech while building state chokepoints
nytimes.com
Washington Supreme Court lets families sue Amazon over suicide-linked chemical sales Marketplace liability shifts from neutral platform theory to distributor duties, Tort law returns as accountability while regulators eye a new lever over online commerce
independent.co.uk
AI-generated headshots boom as career signaling product McConaughey warns actors to control likeness rights, Cheap replication pushes institutions toward more identity control
cbsnews.com independent.co.uk
Chinese anti-drone jammers go viral on TikTok Toy aesthetics sell RF denial as consumer gadget, content moderation turns into export control by proxy
wired.com
Perplexity retreats from ads as AI search economics bite Inference costs and CAC collide with Google-style monetization, Subscriptions and enterprise deals replace ad dependence with cloud and distribution dependence
wired.com
ByteDance deepfake Pitt vs Cruise clip rattles Hollywood SAG-AFTRA warns of synthetic likeness abuse, Likeness-rights regime risks becoming DRM for faces and lawyers
cbsnews.com
US launches Freedom.gov anti-geoblocking portal for Europe Domain administered by DHS agency CISA, Centralized censorship-bypass risks becoming government log funnel
theguardian.com
Reddit tests AI shopping search with product carousels Community recommendations routed to advertising partners, Forum advice becomes affiliate inventory
techcrunch.com
Substack partners with Polymarket Prediction markets embedded in newsletters, Editorials become tradeable and regulators get a new target
thehill.com
Emails show AGI promoter Ben Goertzel courted Jeffrey Epstein for funding DOJ files document continued contact after Epstein sex conviction, AI governance debates regulate compute while patronage buys legitimacy
businessinsider.com
Sony-owned Who Wants to be a Millionaire rights unit pays £20m dividend Format licensing still drives 82% of revenue, IP turns game-show rules into annuity
standard.co.uk
RAI Sport chief Paolo Petrecca resigns after Olympics commentary errors Journalists withhold bylines and threaten strike, public broadcaster politicization survives another scapegoat
theguardian.com
Meta and other AI firms restrict OpenClaw over security fears Agentic models blur line between safety and private licensing, state gets censorship-by-proxy without legislating
arstechnica.com thehill.com
Wiltshire town hall staff put local reporter face on punchbag Melksham News confronts council meeting, Public scrutiny rebranded as personnel issue
theguardian.com
Zuckerberg testifies in Los Angeles social media addiction bellwether Meta faces design-defect claims over ranking and nudges, Tort law inches toward becoming app-store regulator
businessinsider.com france24.com cbsnews.com
Mexico SAT demands permanent real-time access to platform transaction systems Tax-code Article 30-B turns compliance reporting into standing API, Government cyber-risk and mission creep arrive by design
english.elpais.com
US reportedly builds freedom.gov to route around EU network blocks Brussels fears Trump escalation over Digital Services Act, two regulators fight censorship by building more of it
nytimes.com spiegel.de
UK ASA bans Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ad over sexual-violence trivialisation Clearcast approval and adult targeting fail against harm-offence discretion
standard.co.uk
Modi corrals Altman Amodei, Pichai into AI summit hand-holding photo op, Rival CEOs refuse to touch as New Delhi markets AI via state choreography
businessinsider.com dnyuz.com
eBay buys Depop for $1.2bn Etsy exits at loss after 2021 purchase, Gen Z resale community becomes another consolidated fee stack
independent.co.uk independent.co.uk
US prosecutions for threats against public officials rise Investigators cite online intimidation surge, state expands discretion over political speech
cbsnews.com
Russian frontline communications disrupted after Starlink clampdown and Telegram restrictions Kremlin learns war runs on private platforms, Security logic shifts toward controlling commercial infrastructure
japantimes.co.jp euronews.com
Macron defends EU AI Act Vows G7 push against child deepfakes and under-15 social media, Child safety rhetoric maps neatly onto surveillance and platform liability, Europe sells regulation as innovation
theguardian.com infobae.com
FCC chair Brendan Carr signals equal-time enforcement over Colbert programming dispute Broadcast licensing keeps state leverage over legacy media, scarcity-era speech regulation survives on the shelf
nytimes.com newsweek.com dnyuz.com
Bonnier uses Midjourney for Unni Lindell book cover Illustrator Odin Helgheim disavows AI sequel cover, Culture war talks solidarity while ownership and liability stay unanswered
nrk.no