Signal More than 30 AI-training copyright lawsuits in the US and 77 percent of social media users exposed to disinformation

Summary

The digital-dysfunction overview includes a table of quantitative indicators referenced to 2024 and 2025. One indicator counts more than 30 copyright lawsuits related to AI training data in the United States over 2024 and 2025. The table places this alongside the observation that generative AI trains on web content without permission, which has triggered a surge in copyright disputes. Another indicator reports that 77 percent of social media users have been exposed to false information, linked to declining social trust amid deepfakes. Together the indicators illustrate how AI's spread is creating new risks around data sovereignty, fair competition, reliability and ethics.