- New York Bills Require AI Disclosure Rules And Post-Mortem Publicity Protection
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Friday, February 6, 2026
A bill recently signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul requires advertise ...
- Virginia Senate Passes Bill Banning Sales Of Location Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 5, 2026
The ad industry opposes the bill, arguing it "would deprive Virginia consume ...
- Government Investigations Into X's Grok Chatbot Multiply
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Days after French police raided X's Paris offices, Elon Musk's social med ...
- Illinois Bill Would Force Mental Health Warning Notices On Social Media
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, February 4, 2026
A bill that would require mental health warning notices for social med ...
- Snapchat Locks Under-16 Accounts In Australia
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, February 2, 2026
In compliance with Australia's groundbreaking under-16 social-media ban, Snapchat announced it h ...
- No View Vs. AI Overviews: Google Announces An Opt-Out Policy
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Google is exploring ways to allow content producers to opt out ...
- Publishers Seeing Outcome From Google's Rebrand Of Auction Floor Prices
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 26, 2026
Google quietly rebranded its "unified pricing rules" to "pricing rules" in ...
- FCC Pushes Late Night For Equal Time Laughs - Politically Speaking
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 23, 2026
Comedy on both sides of the political aisle - on a sing ...
- Michigan Democrats Unveil Bills To Protect Children From Social Media, AI
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, January 22, 2026
Michigan legislators are considering measures to limit access by children to social medi ...
- Court Stays Order Blocking Nielsen From Linking National, Local Ratings
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Nielsen has won a temporary victory in its lawsuit with Cumulus Medi ...
- New Mexico Mulls Law To Regulate Generative AI And Deepfakes
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 21, 2026
New Mexico has introduced a bill called the Artificial Intelligence Accountability A ...
- New Jersey Bill Seeks To Control Diet Ads Aimed At Children In Social Media
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
A New Jersey bill set for passage would prevent media companies fr ...
- Meta Complies With Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Monday, January 12, 2026
Meta has deleted around 550,000 accounts in Australia following the country’s enactme ...
- X Limits Grok AI Image Generation To Paying Subs
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 9, 2026
While the official Grok app allows anyone to generate AI images f ...
- A Bill Of Rights For Journalists: California Mulls Three Protective Measures
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, January 8, 2026
State legislator Maggie Krell would strengthen penalties for violence and ensure acce ...
- Watchdogs Urge FTC To Revive 'Click-To-Cancel'
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 7, 2026
"In general, businesses with subscription models have shown little interest in maki ...
- New York State Bill Requires Warning Labels On Social Media Platforms
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Monday, January 5, 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill requiring social med ...
- Disney Fined For Lax Standards In Misuse Of Children's Data
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 5, 2026
The primary allegation is that Disney failed to properly use the "Ma ...
- Virginia Law Limiting Social Media Time For The Young Takes Effect
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Friday, January 2, 2026
A Virginia law that restricts the amount of time minors can spe ...
- Washington State Posts Surcharge On Digital Advertisers
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Washington State is imposing a 10.35% surcharge on every firm that utiliz ...
- Google OS Exclusivity Clause Banned In Mexico
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Mexico's National Antitrust Commission has ordered Google to end restrictive contracts arou ...
- In Memoriam: Who And What We Lost In 2025
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Industry legends like Dennis Holt, Alan Cohen and Dominic Proctor, as we ...
- Italy Bans Meta From Blocking Competing AI Chatbot Use On WhatsApp
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, December 24, 2025
The Italian Competition Authority issued a press release Wednesday ordering Meta ...
- FTC Warns Companies Over Fake Reviews
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission this week warned 10 companies that they m ...
- NAD Retracts Demand That AT&T Pull Ad Criticizing T-Mobile
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 22, 2025
AT&T and the BBB National Programs National Advertising Division have resolved ...
- AI Statecraft: Top News Policy Concerns For Regulators
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Sunday, December 21, 2025
Transparency outweighs freedom of expression as an issue, reports the Center f ...
- The Federal Censorship Commission
TV Watch, Joe Mandese - Thursday, December 18, 2025
The most poignant split-screen moment during FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's testimony befo ...
- PayPal Bank Would Provide Capital To SMB Advertisers
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 15, 2025
If approved, PayPal Bank would improve its small business lending capabilities, providi ...
- Mattel Puts Brakes On OpenAI Collaboration
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Mattel's collaboration with OpenAI will not materialize this year, as regulatory challeng ...
- X Shuts Down EU's Ad Account After First Major DSA Fine
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 8, 2025
After The European Commission issued a fine of EUR120 million to ...