Google announced it will let users toggle off visible watermarks on images, videos, and music created by its Gemini AI assistant. The company will continue embedding invisible SynthID and C2PA watermarks for content authentication.
Snapchat announced it will no longer recommend or reward entirely AI-generated videos on its Spotlight feature, prioritizing human-made and AI-assisted content created with its own tools instead. The policy change took effect in July 2026.
A German Higher Regional Court ruled that an AI-generated comic adaptation of a copyrighted photograph does not constitute copyright infringement as long as only the motif is copied, establishing new legal precedent for AI-generated derivative works.