ADWEEK Thursday March 5, 2026
X says it will temporarily bar creators from monetizing their content through its Creator Revenue Sharing program if they share AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without clearly disclosing that it was made with AI. The move comes after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, sparking a chain of violent reactions, notes Adweek. Wired reported that X has been filled with disinformation since the United States and Israel first started bombing Iran. “During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information on the ground,” said X head of product Nikita Bier. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday March 5, 2026
The US Supreme Court said on Monday that it will not hear a case over whether art by artificial intelligence can receive copyright protection, all but ending the years-long quest by a computer
scientist have his AI-created art receive federal copyright protection. The case dates back to 2018 when the scientist, Stephen Thaler, applied for a copyright of an artwork called "A Recent Entrance … Read the full Story >>
USC Annenberg Media Wednesday March 4, 2026
At least ten school districts across four states have either paused or canceled contracts with Lifetouch — the largest school photography company in the nation — after links between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the former CEO of the company’s ownership group were discovered. These links were based on over 8,000 mentions of Leon Black, CEO of private equity company Apollo Global Management in the Epstein files, notes USC Annenberg Media. But Lifetouch says concerns that it provided pictures of children to third parties are unfounded. Read the full Story >>
Galerie Wednesday March 4, 2026
For half a century, Leica Galleries has been building one of photography’s most ambitious cultural projects while most people weren’t paying attention. The project started in 1976, when Leica hung Paul Gluske’s travel photographs in the foyer of its Wetzlar, Germany, headquarters. Today their are 26 international Leica Gallery locations staging 150 exhibitions annually, “What makes them unique is that Leica Galleries are a camera manufacturer’s century-long bet that photography matters as cultural infrastructure, not just product,” notes Galerie magazine. Read the full Story >>
