Senator launches inquiry into 8 tech giants for failures to adequately report CSAM
2026-04-13T02:51:55Z•4347a32d6f07233a44dbec4b84bb36cc6aa77e18971e12f17def0c70d039a109
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A batch of news items covering multiple security and regulatory issues: a U.S. senator has launched an inquiry into eight major tech companies over alleged failures to adequately report child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and broader deficiencies flagged by NCMEC related to generative AI; the U.K.’s Ofcom is threatening criminal penalties for executives if companies fail to curb AI “nudification” tools after the Grok incident; a $280M cryptocurrency theft from trading firm Drift involved North Korean fake companies and cutouts; Florida authorities are investigating OpenAI/ChatGPT for a possible
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