Music stars, including Jess Glynne, advocate for a new law to prohibit AI deepfakes. The law aims to safeguard against "predatory" AI and provide more protection for artists.
On Wednesday, the House passed a bipartisan bill with a vote of 352-65, mandating ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to either divest the social media platform or face a prohibition on its use in U.S. devices. The bill's prospects in the Senate remain uncertain. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Warner (D-VA), the leading figures on the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued a joint statement commending the House's initiative and calling for Senate action, though the timing remains ambiguous. Several senators have proposed that the Senate should conduct hearings on the bill before advancing further.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, expressed reservations on Monday about the proposed ban of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the United States. He suggested that such a ban would only strengthen Meta.
A bill passed by a US congressional panel mandates that TikTok's China-based parent company must sell the app within six months or potentially face a ban.
The ban on FKA twigs' Calvin Klein ad was partially lifted following controversial ruling in January. The singer criticized the ban as "double standards."
FKA twigs criticizes Calvin Klein ad ban as "double standards" after her campaign for the brand was withdrawn, highlighting the inconsistency in their actions.
A well-known Taiwanese rock band, Mayday, has refuted accusations of lip-syncing in China, where such practices are prohibited. The denial follows a Chinese authorities' investigation prompted by a viral video. Chinese commercial regulations prohibit lip-syncing before paying audiences, considering it deceptive, although enforcement is infrequent. Social media users in China questioned why Mayday is being singled out when lip-syncing is believed to be widespread, even on state television.
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