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Language news

Friday, 4 September 2026

Business

German voice actors take Netflix AI training clause to cartel office

Verband Deutscher Sprecher:innen filed a Bundeskartellamt complaint, with a parallel Berlin GDPR complaint, over a rights deal that makes AI voice-training consent a condition of work.

VDS

Policy

US sanctions pull TOEFL, GRE and Duolingo English tests in Iran

After OFAC suspended education licences, ETS paused TOEFL and GRE sittings in Iran and Duolingo blocked its English Test for Iranian IDs from 1 September.

Al Jazeera

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