In Brief: Have trouble sleeping on planes? No problem, possibly, soon if you fly United (Airlines)
The company is considering using passenger data to show you personalized ads in-flight.
The company is considering using passenger data to show you personalized ads in-flight.
The dating apps pulled advertising after tests conducted by the Wall Street Journal and The Canadian Centre for Child Protection found major ad brand ads could be served alongside sexually explicit images. Other brands affected include Disney, Pizza Hut, and Walmart.
The first was for a curb on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) oversight of the platform’s privacy policies and the second was to block the FTC from questioning Elon Musk, who owns X Corp.
In the latest round of AI vs. copyright holders, Character.AI has removed Disney characters from its platform in response to a cease-and-desist letter from the company. It’s unknown if this will prove to be a precedent. OpenAI’s Sora is taking a different approach by requiring copyright holders to opt out of being used.