X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott
The agreement ends years of litigation and brings a brand safety program to a permanent close
Meta is bragging about how its AI keeps people on Instagram, while facing lawsuits over addiction
40 US states are suing Meta for harming children's mental health
Online fraud is a $150 billion nightmare for Americans, but most crimes go unreported
Crypto scams still reign supreme, while AI is making criminals' life easier
A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months
Investigators found no evidence linking him to the case, but he was convicted anyway
EU will require companies to label AI-generated content starting Sunday
TikTok, Meta, and Google are already adapting to the EU's new AI labeling requirements
The Odyssey got bootlegged on X, but the internet cared more about the memes
The joke about who's actually watching "the way Nolan intended" has outclassed any potential leak
France just voted to ban kids under 15 from social media, but Australia's ban shows how hard that is to enforce
France plans to restrict VPNs to close that loophole, too
Overview: As social media algorithms come under increasing scrutiny, policies to ban children from services such as Facebook, X, YouTube, and Snapchat are gaining popularity across the globe. France has just become the latest country to pass such legislation – but data suggests the impact of Australia's earlier ban has been limited.
An abandoned IBM campus became a TikTok sensation, now it's a magnet for trespassers
Police have arrested 48 people at the viral site, including one with a loaded gun
Meta's new AI tool can generate images of you using your Instagram photos, and you're opted in by default
And here's how to opt out of Meta Muse...
Through the looking glass: Meta launched a new AI image-generation model called Muse Image this week, letting users create, edit, and blend photos using natural language prompts inside Meta AI, with the tool already live on Instagram and WhatsApp and expected on Facebook and Messenger soon. However, the new feature is already raising privacy concerns, as it allows anyone to generate AI images using other people's Instagram photos.
Australia's teen social media ban stumbles as platforms skip age checks
Who knew kids would lie about their age?
Why Gen Z is falling in love with film photography – and rejecting the algorithm along with it
Film photography is experiencing a resurrection, summoned by unlikely conjurers: Gen Z
Australia raises social media ban penalties to $99 million as children keep accessing platforms
Regulator says tech companies are doing the bare minimum
Meta wants a child safety bill rewritten to shield it from lawsuits over harm to kids
Meta and Google already lost their first child safety trial this year, with $6 million in damages
Court says Ohio can require parental consent for children using social media
The law requires platforms likely to be used by under-16s to verify ages and obtain parental approval
UK confirms social media ban for kids is coming – Meta, YouTube, and Snapchat respond
Keir Starmer says he won't compromise on children's safety, but Australia's experience shows bans are hard to enforce
Canada introduces social media ban for under 16s
But platforms can apply for an exemption if they convince regulators their child protection measures are strong enough
YouTube is cracking down on undisclosed AI videos, but won't penalize creators for making them
YouTube wants you to know when you're watching AI slop
Meta is reassigning 7,000 workers to AI jobs while laying off thousands more
At Meta, employees are either losing jobs to AI or being reassigned to build it
The EU is going after TikTok and Meta over addictive algorithms and child safety failures
As always, Brussels is especially thinking about the children
Meta is using AI facial analysis to identify underage users on Facebook and Instagram
The company insists this is "not facial recognition"
Norway set to become the next country to ban under-16s from social media
The UK has rejected a similar under-16 ban
Australia's social media ban for kids mostly isn't working, research suggests
Most under-16 users reportedly still access restricted platforms
Greece to ban social media for children under 15 starting next year
The proposal pairs age checks with a parental control app
Russia's attempt to block VPNs is causing widespread banking outages
Telegram founder warns against the unexpected outcome of Kremlin's internet restrictions
Reddit cracks down on bots with new labels and human verification
The system tags "good bots" while requiring high-risk accounts to prove they're human