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Malaysia’s industry urged to use AI for creative growth and tailored campaigns, not just cost cutting.

AI, surveillance, weak enforcement, and metadata mining mean personal digital privacy is eroding in 2026.

AI deepfakes create realistic non-consensual images that current revenge porn laws struggle to regulate globally.

Paris Hilton urges U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation letting deepfake porn victims sue creators and distributors.

Apple and Google stores have hosted AI “nudify” apps that generate non-consensual deepfake nudes millions of times.

Bimbo Ademoye says a false copyright claim led to her movie’s YouTube demonetisation, highlighting piracy issues.

Women were secretly filmed for social posts and then harassed online, exposing consent and privacy issues. 

Paris Hilton and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez push the DEFIANCE Act to let deepfake porn victims sue creators and distributors.

Online harassment, stalking and image abuse make the web a risky “Wild West” for women and girls. 

Goa police blocked 371 illegal gambling sites and arrested 109 people in a 2025 crackdown on online betting. 

Cloudflare may pull Olympic cybersecurity and services from Italy after a €14 M fine over anti-piracy streaming law.

Spotify and major labels used a secret court order to force Anna’s Archive offline over music scraping. 

UEFA invites researchers to apply for 2026/27 grants supporting football strategy, health and integrity.

A simple question on “nudes” reveals many Australians have been asked for intimate photos, raising consent concerns.

Telekom Srbija joined the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance to boost coordinated anti-piracy action in South-East Europe. 

Survey: small firms think they spot AI scams, but detect only 42%; slow down, verify requests, then pay today.

Report: UK illegal sports streams fuel illegal gambling ads and malware, accelerating black market growth fast

Report: Ireland makes over 1m daily visits to pirate sites; costs and fragmented streaming drive demand today.

UK report: 3.6bn illegal sports streams a year; 89% carry unlicensed betting ads; share rising.

France court orders NordVPN Surfshark and others to block 13 pirate sport domains, with dynamic updates.

California probes xAI Grok over nonconsensual nude edits as Musk defends it and limits arrive today on X, too.

TSMC posts record profit on AI demand, plans more US factories and higher 2026 spending.

Ghana upgrades DStv value and forms cyber task force to crush ghost boxes and illegal IPTV streaming.

Groupon briefly listed a pirated IPTV deal; BREIN flagged it and Groupon removed the offer fast.

Polish president vetoes law to implement EU DSA, citing censorship fears; govt vows new draft.

Italy fines Cloudflare 14.2M euros; Cloudflare refuses Piracy Shield blocks, may pull servers.

TorrentFreak says Stranger Things led 2025 BitTorrent piracy, with Squid Game 2nd and The Last of Us 3rd.

Musk defends Grok as it generates nonconsensual sexual images, while UK regulator talks of blocking X.

UK warns X over Grok deepfake nudify images; Ofcom probes, ministers push tougher laws.

Metro says manosphere groups praise toolmakers who strip women with deepfakes, pushing abuse at scale.

Ontario regulator fines FanDuel 350000 for taking suspicious Czech table tennis bets and missing red flags.

Woman secretly filmed via smart glasses in Brighton, video hit 1m views, sparked vile trolling and fear.

LaLiga accuses Cloudflare of enabling match piracy; Cloudflare warns blocks hit lawful sites in Spain too.

Italy regulator AGCOM fines Cloudflare about €14m over Piracy Shield blocks via 1.1.1.1 DNS.

Nagravision and the EFL team up for 2025/26 to detect and shut illegal match streams across IPTV and social.

Malaysia IP law in digital era: trademarks, copyright 2022, platform safe harbours, takedown limits.

Ghana NCA launches joint crackdown on pay TV streaming piracy, citing revenue loss and malware risks in 2026!!