Consumer Protection

Technology

Tesla’s hardware reckoning: millions face costly upgrades for promised self-driving

Musk's admission that existing vehicles can't reach autonomy via software alone triggers legal, regulatory, and trust crises across three continents.

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Technology

New Mexico Jury Awards $375 Million Against Meta in First State Consumer Protection Verdict

Verdict circumvents Section 230 immunity by targeting platform design rather than content, establishing a litigation blueprint for 42 remaining state cases.

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AI

Baltimore Sues xAI Over Grok Deepfakes, Testing New AI Liability Doctrine

Municipal lawsuit filed March 24 targets AI company for generating 3 million sexualized images, including 23,000 depicting children, establishing unprecedented consumer protection precedent.

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Technology

Adobe Settles FTC Dark Patterns Case for $150M as SaaS Friction Costs Mount

Settlement splits evenly between government payment and customer credits, marking one of the largest US consumer protection penalties against subscription design tactics.

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Geopolitics

New York Targets Gaming’s $20 Billion Loot Box Economy With Valve Lawsuit

Attorney General's gambling case against Steam challenges monetization model used across industry, threatening precedent for 50-state enforcement wave.

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