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Hungary’s deepfake election exposes EU’s regulatory blind spot

AI-generated attack campaign targeting Viktor Orbán's challenger reveals platform detection failures and enforcement gaps just months before EU AI Act takes effect.

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Senator Challenges $10 Billion Treasury Fee in TikTok Deal as Unprecedented Government Revenue Extraction

A 71% government-imposed payment on TikTok's $14 billion U.S. divestiture has no modern precedent—and raises fundamental questions about national security authority converting to fiscal revenue.

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Geopolitics Technology

Trump Administration to Receive $10 Billion for Brokering TikTok Deal

Unprecedented fee structure raises constitutional questions as White House monetizes regulatory authority in national security transaction.

9 min read ·
Geopolitics Technology

Apple Blocks ByteDance Apps From US Downloads as Tech Decoupling Accelerates

CapCut, Lemon8, and other Chinese apps now unavailable following TikTok's forced divestment, marking unprecedented expansion of US restrictions on foreign tech platforms.

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