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Italy fines Character.AI owner; Big Tech eyes Native American land for data centers

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Italy's data protection authority has fined Character Technologies, the owner of Character.AI, for failing to implement adequate age verification measures. The fine addresses breaches of data protection rules, particularly concerning the platform's accessibility to minors. Separately, Big Tech companies are reportedly targeting Native American lands for the development of large data centers, raising concerns about environmental impact and historical exploitation. AI

IMPACT Data center expansion for AI raises environmental and social concerns, while AI platforms face increased regulatory scrutiny over user data and age verification.

RANK_REASON Regulatory action against a prominent AI company and significant infrastructure development impacting a vulnerable community.

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Italy fines Character.AI owner; Big Tech eyes Native American land for data centers

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Reuters: Italy privacy watchdog fines Character.AI owner over age-check failures. “Italy’s data protection authority fined Character Technologies, the U.S.-base

    Reuters: Italy privacy watchdog fines Character.AI owner over age-check failures. “Italy’s data protection authority fined Character Technologies, the U.S.-based owner ​of generative AI platform Character.AI for ‌breaches of data protection rules, it said on Thursday in a stateme…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    New York Times: Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers. This link goes to a gift article. “The dizzying expansion of data cente

    New York Times: Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers. This link goes to a gift article. “The dizzying expansion of data centers to power artificial intelligence has communities in Republican and Democratic states feeling blindsided as citizens a…

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