Netflix and Warner Bros join Disney and Paramount in calling out ByteDance’s latest AI platform

Just last week, ByteDance launched its AI video platform, Seedance 2.0, and ever since, AI-generated videos using copyrighted ...
Forbes

Jasmine From ‘Aladdin’ Joins American Girl’s Disney Princess Line

Mattel’s American Girl doll line is adding another iconic animated Disney Princess character to its lineup on Tuesday, with more on the way. Mattel announced in a press release on Tuesday that its ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Inside Disney’s Push to Turn Its Princess Brand Into a High-Margin Lifestyle Franchise (Exclusive)

The company is embarking on an ambitious plan to expand its Disney Princess line from toys to more premium products, with a Viktor&Rolf Cinderella doll and a Pandora diamond collection launching this ...
Gizmodo

Disney to Pay $10 Million After Feds Say It Broke Kids’ Privacy Rules on YouTube

Disney has agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated federal data-collection laws designed to protect children. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on ...
The New York Times

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence. By Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz In a watershed moment ...
MassLive

Disney changes to disability program spark backlash: ‘This isn’t right’

Disney is facing backlash from disabled fans and advocacy groups over significant changes to its program which allows guests with disabilities to skip long standby lines at its theme parks. Critics ...
AZFamily

Disney’s changes to a program for disabled visitors are facing challenges

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans ...