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Paywalled sport and unfair contracts are fuelling ‘dodgy boxes’, warns MEP

INDEPENDENT MEP Michael McNamara has warned that the paywalling of live sport, combined with opaque and unfair consumer practices by broadcasters, is actively fuelling digital piracy across Europe. Speaking in the European Parliament during a debate on piracy and sports broadcasting, McNamara said that while illegal streaming is a genuine problem, policymakers must confront the …

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Work to begin banning AI-enabled nudification

AI-ENABLED nudification has an urgent “need for regulation” as rules are due to be drawn up this August. Michael McNamara MEP is seeking closer legislative attention of AI and its “nudification tools.” He explained, “Recent controversy involving AI-enabled ‘nudification’ tools highlight the need for regulation in the development of AI.” This morning (January 15th), McNamara was …

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