Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond sued Temu and related entities for allegedly violating the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act through undisclosed data collection and deceptive retail practices. In the petition, the AG’s office alleges that the Temu app collects sensitive user data beyond what is necessary and without adequate disclosure or meaningful consumer consent, and uses evasion…

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Connecticut AG William Tong praised the state General Assembly’s passage of Senate Bill 5, which was proposed in part by his office and Governor Ned Lamont to curb addictive social media features for minors and strengthen state oversight of AI-related harms. The bill, which awaits the governor’s signature, would require parental consent before platforms expose…

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Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating OpenAI over public safety and national security concerns regarding its ChatGPT tool.

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird has amended her complaint against social media giant TikTok and related entities to add additional claims regarding the vulnerability of Iowans’ personal data in violation of state consumer protection law. The AG’s original complaint focused on children’s safety and alleged that TikTok knowingly designed its app to be addictive to youth…

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The FTC reached a proposed settlement with the operators of OkCupid to resolve allegations that the dating app violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by sharing users’ personal information with a third-party AI company despite promising otherwise in its privacy policy.

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