Crackdown

The streaming platform Disney+ will begin restricting users from password sharing. According to an email obtained by The Verge, subscribers in the United States have been introduced to new Terms of Service, making it harder for people to access the service using log-in credentials that aren't theirs. Here's how the Service Agreement explains what a household is: The collection of devices associated with the subscriber's primary personal residence used by the individuals who reside therein. Source: Disney Users…

The elections are around the corner in various parts of the world and the concern for AI deepfakes is growing each day. To tackle AI fakes, Meta Platform has taken a big step by demanding users disclosure about the AI-generated content that is being uploaded on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Meta said that it will be taking strict action against the user who does not disclose watermark AI images, videos, or audio. Additionally, it is building a tool to detect AI content across all platforms. Know what Meta has planned…

Last week, Universal Music Group (UMG) pulled their catalog from TikTok. In an instant, videos that once were soundtracked to the voices of Taylor Swift and Post Malone fell silent. And now, not even the artists themselves can share their music on the app.In an open letter published last week, UMG placed the bulk of the blame on concerns about artificial intelligence. “TikTok is allowing the platform to be flooded with AI-generated recordings—as well as developing tools to enable, promote and encourage AI music creation…

It’s about to get tougher for viewers to share logins on more popular streaming services. The Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ trio will now disallow users from sharing passwords outside of their households.On Wednesday, subscribers of Disney-owned Hulu received an email informing them that, starting March 14, the company would start adding “limitations on sharing your account outside of your household.” The company also revised its Terms of Service to explicitly ban password sharing outside of “your primary personal…

The changes will take effect immediately for new subscribers, but current customers have until March 14 to comply.  Even though the company has been around since 2007, it has never explicitly banned password sharing until now. What happens if you're still sharing your password? Hulu adds that accounts will be analyzed to determine if they're sharing, and if so, that account could be suspended or terminated.Also: The best live TV streaming servicesHulu is just the latest streaming service to implement anti-password…

As sexually graphic AI-generated images of Taylor Swift flooded X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, causing the phrase “Taylor Swift AI” to trend on the platform, the singer’s fans grew apoplectic. They fumed that the site (whose content moderation team has been all but entirely dissolved by owner Elon Musk) wasn’t acting quickly enough to take down the posts, which violated X’s community guidelines, or ban the accounts responsible. One of the most viral tweets stayed up 17 hours and drew some 45 million views. In the…

YouTube denied further intensifying loading speed issues as part of its efforts to discourage ad blocker use. However, both Premium users and those using ad blockers have reported problems with the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.Why we care. YouTube’s intensified efforts against ad blockers, at the potential expense of user experience, could discourage platform usage, impacting the reach of your advertising campaigns. Furthermore, if the widespread issue of slow loading speeds…

Two months before his death Wednesday by an apparent suicide, acclaimed South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun was dropped from a major film project after news broke that he was being investigated on charges of illegally using marijuana, ketamine and other drugs in the company of a Seoul bar hostess, amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal drug use. Lee, who shot to international fame in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” was set to star in the drama “No Way Out,” a dark comedy about the contract killing of a man who was just…

Amid growing concerns over deepfakes, the government has directed all platforms to comply with IT rules, as companies have been mandated to inform users in clear terms about prohibited content, and cautioned that violations will attract legal consequences. IT Ministry will closely observe the compliance of intermediaries (social media and digital platforms) in the coming weeks and decide on further amendments to the IT Rules or the law if and when needed, an official release said. The government has made it clear to…

The top three publicly listed game development and publishing studios, lost as much as $80 billion in market value, with Tencent alone shedding over $50 billion. Tencent saw its value slip by 16%, NetEase by 28 per cent, whereas Bilibili took a 14 per cent dive…