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Fed up with ads and tracking on their smart TVs, thousands of people are using AI tools to remove bloatware and take back control of their screens. The grassroots movement is turning "smart" TVs back into simple, ad-free viewing devices.
China's Supreme Court just issued sweeping new guidance protecting people from AI deepfakes and identity theft. The 24-article ruling tells lower courts how to handle cases involving fake videos, voice cloning, and digital privacy violations.
Over 200 American cities have ditched intrusive surveillance cameras, with 93 communities taking action in August alone. Citizens are successfully pushing back against mass tracking technology that threatened their privacy.
TikTok and ByteDance agreed to pay $400 million to settle child privacy violations and implemented extensive new protections for young users. The settlement marks one of the largest children's online privacy recoveries in history.
After Twitch users discovered their streams were training AI models by default, the platform's leadership admitted the truth in a surprisingly candid livestream. The community's outcry is now helping shape better AI practices across the streaming world.
Millions of Twitch streamers can now protect their creative content from being used to train AI models. Amazon just added a simple toggle that puts creators back in control of their work.
Creative activists are sparking important conversations about digital privacy through eye-catching street art in London. Their clever optical illusion ads are getting people thinking about technology and consent.
When users speak up, tech giants listen. Meta pulled a controversial AI photo tool just three days after launch, proving that public feedback can drive real change.
Meta pulled a controversial AI tool that let anyone create deepfake images from public Instagram accounts without permission. The company reversed course after Hollywood agencies, labor unions, and everyday users pushed back on the privacy violation.
Meta just proved that everyday users can force big tech to change course. The company pulled its controversial AI image tool after a global wave of privacy concerns showed that consent still matters.
Meta listened to users and safety advocates, quickly shutting down a controversial feature that let anyone create AI images using public Instagram accounts without permission. The rapid reversal shows how public feedback can protect digital rights.
A security researcher launched a website calling out major companies like Instagram, Netflix, and Spotify that still don't offer passkeys, the safest login method available. One in four major apps still lacks this crucial security feature that makes hacking nearly impossible.