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Wikipedia and hundreds of sites planned a 24 hour blackout to protest SOPA and its potential internet censorship.

Korean police refer a businessman to prosecutors for allegedly spreading deepfake porn of a female lawmaker.

TikTok will pay $400M to settle US claims it illegally collected children’s data without parental consent. 

Amazon accidentally streamed Statham’s Mutiny before its cinema release, enabling copies to spread on piracy sites.

Hollywood faces a new piracy threat as full movie leaks spread to millions through mainstream social platforms. 

UK IPTV seller made over £200,000 from illegal streams, causing millions in losses to Sky and TNT Sports.

Meta smart glasses face growing bans in cinemas, schools and workplaces over privacy, piracy and recording risks.

Meta ran ads for AI nudify apps creating sexual deepfakes, while Apple removed the apps after an investigation.

US lawmakers consider stronger site blocking, anti counterfeiting and AI replica laws to protect rights owners.

Minnesota’s AI nudification ban faces a constitutional challenge over its broad scope and lack of intent rules. 

Women entrepreneurs face growing deepfake threats involving impersonation, fraud, extortion and reputational harm.

Online educators face rising video piracy, driving demand for DRM, watermarking and proactive leak detection.

Apple and Google face scrutiny as AI nudify apps enable sexual deepfakes despite app store restrictions.

Pakistan arrests 114 foreigners accused of running an international cyber romance and sextortion fraud network.

UK court lets Hollywood dynamically block new pirate streaming sites without seeking fresh orders each time.

Australia probes smart glasses over fears of covert recording, privacy violations and risks to women and children.

Anthropic bought, scanned and destroyed millions of physical books to obtain high quality data for training Claude AI.

Ghana tackles movie piracy with fines, prison terms and civil remedies protecting filmmakers and their rights.

Vietnam and Japan strengthen cooperation to combat manga piracy, targeting illegal sites and tougher enforcement.

UAE blocks 14,122 illegal World Cup streaming platforms using AI powered InstaBlock anti piracy enforcement.

Zuckerberg apologises to India over Meta’s CSAM failures, Modi video removal and promotion of deepfakes online.

India intensifies its film piracy crackdown, disabling 7,393 URLs, including websites and Telegram channels.

UK police intensify raids on illegal IPTV suppliers across 11 areas ahead of the new Premier League season.