A US court has just exposed a disturbing gap between AI and child protection law.
On 25 August 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the private possession of fully AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) can be constitutionally protected when no real child was involved in creating the images.
The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect in mid-2021. This is great news for all South African consumers who are tired of receiving marketing emails, messages, robocalls and facing the unwanted bombardment of electronic advertising that they never agreed to receive. Any company that violates this law can face fines up…
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From 1 March 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the Films and Publications Amendment (FPA) Act. In addition, “The Amendment Act is set to transform the FPB completely, expanding its mandate and migrating it from a simple classification authority to a fully-fledged regulator, with the legitimate powers to issue and renew licences (certificates), accredit distributors and impose…
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