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TAKE IT DOWN Act: The Deepfake Law Now Binding Every Platform
The TAKE IT DOWN Act's Section 3 set a May 19, 2026 deadline for covered U.S. platforms to offer a removal process for non-consensual intimate images, including AI deepfakes, and to take them down within 48 hours. The FTC enforces it with civil penalties up to $53,088 per violation and has warned 15 major platforms.
By Aisha Patel · 6 min · Jul 16, 2026
Algorithmic Hiring: When AI Rejects You Before a Human Does
Algorithmic hiring tools that score and reject candidates face legal scrutiny. Mobley v. Workday, conditionally certified May 2025 as a nationwide ADEA collective, tests whether a software vendor can be an employer's 'agent' liable for discrimination. Disparate-impact law, the EEOC's $365K iTutorGroup settlement, and NYC Local Law 144 bias audits frame the accountability debate.
By Aisha Patel · 5 min · Jul 12, 2026
New York Kids Chatbot Safety Act: Inside the S9051B Ban
New York's Kids Chatbot Safety Act (S9051B) passed both chambers unanimously in June 2026, banning AI companion chatbots for minors and prohibiting sycophancy and claims of being human. Enforced by the attorney general with fines up to $25,000 per violation, it takes effect January 1, 2027 pending the governor's signature, part of a national wave including California SB 243 and the federal GUARD Act.
By Aisha Patel · 4 min · Jul 6, 2026
Denmark: Copyrighting Your Face to Fight AI Deepfakes
Denmark is amending its Copyright Act to give every person a consent-based, copyright-style right over AI-generated imitations of their face and voice, enforced via the EU DSA and expected to take effect in July 2026. Critics warn that using copyright, an alienable economic right, to protect identity risks commodifying likeness.
By Aisha Patel · 6 min · Jun 26, 2026
EU AI Act: Why Brussels Just Delayed Its Toughest Rules
The EU AI Act's high-risk obligations have been postponed via the Digital Omnibus on AI: stand-alone Annex III systems now apply from 2 December 2027 and embedded Annex I systems from 2 August 2028 (fixed dates, not a conditional trigger). A provisional political deal was struck 6 May 2026 and confirmed by the Council 13 May. A new Article 5 ban on nudifiers/CSAM is added (transition to 2 Dec 2026), and AI literacy duties are softened. Crucially, Article 50 transparency obligations still apply from 2 August 2026. The piece weighs whether the delay is a quiet retreat or responsible governance.
By Aisha Patel · 6 min · Jun 24, 2026
AB 2013: Inside xAI's Fight to Kill California's AI Data Law
A breakdown of California's AB 2013 training-data law and xAI's constitutional lawsuit to overturn it.
By Aisha Patel · 5 min · Jun 20, 2026
The Great American AI Act: A 3-Year Freeze on State AI Laws
The Great American Artificial Intelligence Act, a 269-page bipartisan discussion draft unveiled June 4, 2026, would impose federal safety mandates on large frontier AI developers—public risk frameworks, semi-annual independent audits, incident reporting, and up to $1 million-a-day penalties—while preempting new state laws regulating AI model development for three years. AI-safety groups call the preemption a 'generational mistake'; sponsors argue a single federal standard beats a 50-state patchwork.
By Aisha Patel · 6 min · Jun 11, 2026
Colorado AI Act: SB 189 Guts America's Top AI Law
On May 14, 2026, Colorado's Governor signed SB 189, repealing and replacing the Colorado AI Act. The new law delays the effective date to January 1, 2027 and abandons the duty of care, impact assessments, and risk-management mandates in favor of a narrower ADMT disclosure-and-transparency regime.
By Aisha Patel · 6 min · May 31, 2026