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UK to announce ban on social media for under‑16s
The British government will soon unveil a rule that bars anyone under 16 from using social‑media platforms, forcing firms to roll out strict age‑verification systems. The move is part of a wider push to tighten online safety for minors.
Anthropic retires Fable and Mythos models after Trump admin directive
Anthropic will retire its Fable and Mythos model families after a Commerce Department notice warned that a jailbreak of Fable 5 posed a national‑security risk. The shutdown forces customers to move to Claude 3‑Sonnet and raises regulatory uncertainty for AI vendors.
US government suspends access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence ordered Anthropic to block U.S. access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models on June 13, citing compliance concerns. The shutdown forces developers to replace the models and signals tighter export‑control enforcement.
Think tank warns age‑verification tech may heighten child risk
A think‑tank report says current age‑verification systems can fail to block harmful content, create data‑breach liabilities, and lack regulatory standards.
Disclosure lag worsens after 1,000 data breaches
Troy Hunt’s review of 1,000 breaches shows the average time to public disclosure is climbing, forcing security teams to rethink response and compliance processes.
Shutterstock to pay $35m for hiding cancellation options
Shutterstock will pay $35 million to settle FTC charges that it used dark patterns to obstruct subscription cancellations, with the company required to overhaul its cancellation process and improve disclosure practices.
EU agrees to simplify the AI Act. The transparency clock now runs faster.
EU Council and Parliament reached political agreement on May 7 to simplify AI Act rules. The headline: a tightened 3-month transparency deadline for synthetic content, plus carveouts for SMEs and small mid-caps.