Senator launches inquiry into 8 tech giants for failures to adequately report CSAM

2026-04-12T14:51:58Zd8f3e3b280890354fea4e729806924291c71965063da1b29c89f6bc7cf6f1817
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Multiple high-impact stories: a U.S. senator has opened an inquiry into eight tech giants over alleged deficiencies in reporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and related generative-AI data to NCMEC; the U.K. regulator Ofcom is threatening criminal penalties for companies that fail to curb AI “nudification” and deepfake harms after a major exposure; Drift suffered a $280M cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors using shell companies and cutouts; Florida authorities are probing OpenAI over possible ChatGPT ties to a fatal shooting and a family plans to sue; and the U.K. exposed俄

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