Brazil’s Supreme Court has squared off with Elon Musk, upholding its unique ban of X. This follows court accusations Musk’s platform supported the spread of disinformation to illegally influence the country’s presidential election in 2023. While the EU and other countries are also pushing back against disinformation and hate speech on X, none has gone so far as Brazil's outright ban. Now, it's facing Musk pushback on the grounds of free speech. Fine, if you don't mind whether anything said is true.

California’s legislature have sent a number of privacy and AI related bills to the governor for signature, including with rules that would require businesses to provide an opt-out preference signal, reinforcing children’s privacy, and stipulating privacy requirements when there’s a business merger or acquisition.