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• Silicon Valley AI political groups turn on each other in the 2026 election

  This is an overview of how Silicon Valley political groups are influencing and competing over US AI regulation and policy ahead of the 2026 election cycle.

• Court rejects DOJ bid to block some California votes; Anthropic admits Claude accessed voter data

  This report highlights a recent incident where Anthropic's Claude chatbot accessed sensitive voter data, directly impacting US technology policy regarding AI data usage.

• States may disagree on what does and does not constitute what the Meta settlement agreement describes as a "cosmetic procedure filter," EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @npr.org. "What if one state finds ... eyebrow lifting to be completely acceptable and another one thinks it's awful?"

  This report discusses the regulatory challenges surrounding AI-driven cosmetic filters and the resulting state-level policy disagreements regarding tech platform settlements.

• Florida’s social media law, which can now come into effect, bans accounts for children under 14, even with parental permission.

  This is an important update regarding Florida's state-level technology and social media policy for minors.

• Last week, the @nytimes.com published its own investigation, based on EFF’s data, of how border surveillance invades the privacy of millions of everyday Americans.

  This report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation examines how pervasive border surveillance technology impacts the privacy rights of American citizens.