If someone has posted intimate pictures or videos of you online, you now have stronger legal tools to compel platforms to remove them, regardless of whether the media is authentic or an AI-generated deepfake. Tuesday marks the start of full enforcement of the Take It Down Act, which legally requires online platforms — social media, messaging, and image-sharing or video-sharing apps — to implement processes for removing such material in response to valid takedown requests.Signed into law in 2025, the Take It Down Act was written in response to the increased proliferation of AI-generated and digitally manipulated sexual images. The law, enforced…

Published on 20/05/2026 – 2:31 GMT+2•Updated 2:36 Diplomats and MEPs reached an agreement late on Tuesday to implement the contentious EU-US agreement, which eliminates duties on most US industrial goods imported into Europe. The negotiations concluded two weeks after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on EU…

Attacks conducted days after US and Nigeria say they killed ISIL leader.Published On 18 May 202618 May 2026The ⁠United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it has carried out additional air strikes ‌against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northeastern Nigeria in ⁠coordination with the Nigerian ⁠government.The “additional kinetic” strikes happened on…

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ToplineMore than 130 people have died in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health minister announced Tuesday, as the head of the World Health Organization said he was “deeply concerned” about the rapidly growing outbreak.TimelineTUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026 DRC health officials announce that 131…

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