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Two female photographers, including a prominent photojournalist and an 18-year-old artist, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison in Iran.

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harms to young people linked to its platforms -- in what is the largest fine against Instagram and Facebook’s parent company over child safety.

Chinese-made surveillance drones used by the U.K.'s elite special forces were found to have cameras that secretly sent data to China.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering expanding its already existing ban on new DJI drones to include drones that already exist in the marketplace, claiming it wants to “secure the drone supply chain” by preventing the sale of drones equipped with military technology.

A car photography company has sued AI image generator Midjourney, accusing it of copying tens of thousands of its copyrighted vehicle photos without permission.

Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers she claims targeted several of her photographers before stealing and leaking unreleased photos.

Several European countries -- including France, Germany, and the Netherlands -- are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses as regulators examine whether the devices comply with privacy laws.

Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users' biometric information.

Officials have released body camera footage that may show a police officer handling a photographer's "stolen" bag, after pressure from a lawsuit seeking the publication of the recording.

A prominent photographer -- who documented Iran for over two decades and mentored hundreds of other photographers -- was shot dead by the country's authorities.

A content creator who used Meta smart glasses to secretly film hundreds of videos for his TikTok account is being investigated by police.

A professional videographer was arrested by the FBI after flying a drone for two minutes to film a church in Houston, Texas, during the 2026 World Cup, despite no matches being held in the city that day.

A photojournalist was arrested while covering a story about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and incarcerated for six weeks.

In January, Nikon filed a lawsuit in China against lens manufacturer Viltrox, alleging intellectual property infringement related to Nikon's Z-mount technology. Nikon has reportedly lost that lawsuit.

xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company that's behind Grok, has sued Minnesota just days before the state's landmark bill banning nudification apps comes into effect.

The EU's AI Act is being introduced in stages, and this coming Sunday any AI-generated content impersonating people or real events will be required to have a label.

The U.S. government is prosecuting an American citizen for wiping the contents of his phone, including his photos in a first-of-its-kind case.

A retired French tourist has spent three months in prison for taking a photo of a train while on holiday -- with his worried family receiving no information about him or his whereabouts since his arrest.

An EMT worker, who says she turned off cameras pointed at patients in the back of ambulances, has filed an $800,000 lawsuit - claiming she was fired for protecting the privacy of patients who were unaware they were being filmed.

Shocking footage of a longtime San Francisco photographer being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at an airport has sparked outrage online.

Instagram is reportedly banning videos filmed on Meta smart glasses that feature harassment of strangers in public places.

Just days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put Xtra and other similar companies in its crosshairs, Xtra suddenly removed the Muse 2 Pro from its website, halted preorders, and said it would start refunding customers.

An anxious travel consultant working from home for a British travel company successfully sued the company for discrimination after it made her turn on her camera during meetings.

Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from a photo agency that claims audio from its video of his heated exchange with a photographer was used in a song without permission.

Police are hunting for a suspect after $20,000 worth of professional camera gear was stolen from a parked car.

A photographer has been arrested for allegedly using exotic animals, including a lemur and a spider monkey, in unlicensed photoshoots.

A photographer, specializing in underwater dog portraits, has lost a copyright case over an AI-generated comic-style image, created from one of her photo -- with a court ruling it did not infringe her work.

A photographer has filed a lawsuit against a coffee shop for allegedly using a cartoon version of her image of a protester on its cups and bags without consent.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz has sued a website for allegedly using her photograph of Justin and Hailey Bieber without permission, seeking "substantial damages."

A photographer has sued popular artist Mickalene Thomas for allegedly appropriating more than a dozen of her images without consent or attribution.

An influencer has been fined 20,000 Canadian dollars ($14,200) after he repeatedly posted intimate images of a woman he barely knew.

Elon Musk's startup xAI is suing a man for allegedly misusing the company's AI image generator Grok to create child sexual abuse material.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed rule changes to restrict drone operations over critical infrastructure sites, citing "safety and security." The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) filed a new set of comments on the proposed rule changes, raising concerns about potential impact on First Amendment-protected newsgathering.

The United States Copyright Office notified Congress today that it will move forward with its plan to increase group registration of photographs from $55 to $85 in 120 days, unless it intervenes.

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company and two former Apple employees of misappropriating confidential hardware information to accelerate OpenAI's consumer hardware ambitions.

The AI image generator Midjourney is determined to force Hollywood to reveal how the movie industry uses AI -- as the company accuses the studios of hypocrisy.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General has announced a lawsuit against a wedding photographer for allegedly ripping off customers to the tune of $75,000.

Officials have refused to hand over bodycam footage that may show a police officer cop stealing a photographer's bag, according to a new lawsuit.

A court ruled that a fashion blogger’s use of a copyrighted photograph on her blog constituted fair use because she paired it with a question-and-answer section.

Models are reportedly accusing fashion retailer Rainbow Shops of using AI to create lookalike images of them around the same time that their work with the company dried up.

U.S. agencies have seized hundreds of drones near FIFA World Cup venues since the tournament ​began less than two weeks ago.

Japan introduced laws in 2023 criminalizing "photo voyeurism," which prohibits acts like upskirting. But despite the new legislation, it remains one of the country's most common sex offenses.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) loosened restrictions on some Chinese-made drones this week, although only those that count as "toy drones" and only those that exist within a preposterously narrow definition of what counts as a "toy drone."

A bill was introduced in Congress that would create a right for videographers to sue federal law enforcement officers who stop someone from filming police activity.

The Troy baseball team had $35,000 worth of camera gear stolen from its bus hours before making its first appearance in the Men’s College World Series.

The FBI says it has already seized multiple drones and made at least one arrest since World Cup matches began last week, warning that individuals flying aerial devices near event sites could face fines of up to $100,000.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today announced that under-16s in the U.K. are to be banned from social media.

Police have launched an investigation after a popular macro photographer had over $10,000 worth of his specialist camera gear stolen from his locked car.

Authorities are cracking down on photographers and videographers traveling in Bali on tourist visas -- even if they are not getting paid for their images.