The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X Out of a $137 Million EU Fine

Key Points:

• Apple and Google missed the UK government’s deadline to block child nudity on their phones, prompting plans for new legislation that could impose fines and criminal liability on companies, potentially extending to Snapchat and Instagram.
• The European Union plans to ban social media access for children under 13 through the EU Kids Act, aiming to reduce Big Tech's influence on minors, but challenges around age verification, parental controls, and privacy may complicate enforcement.
• Clearview AI is testing InquiryIQ, an AI tool developed with xAI, designed to help law enforcement uncover extensive personal information by linking social accounts and associates of identified individuals.
• The EU Kids Act also targets chatbots like ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchat’s My AI, seeking to remove features that appeal to minors in an effort to protect children from potentially harmful AI interactions.
• AI companies’ push for a coordinated “slowdown” in development, framed as a security measure, risks triggering prolonged antitrust investigations, while lawmakers express growing concern over AI’s rapid advancements and potential threats.