MADRID, Feb 27 (Reuters) – A Spanish women’s rights activist who suffered online abuse, including AI-generated fake nude images, said the government’s pledge to regulate social media does…
Read more Spanish Feminist Targeted by AI Fakes Wants Stricter Online RegulationsA young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms as she was growing up, saying…
Read more “I wanted to be on it all the time,” plaintiff says in landmark social media addiction trialnew video loaded: The A.I. Videos on Kids’ YouTube Feeds The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains…
Read more Video: The A.I. Videos on Kids’ YouTube FeedsMeta-owned Instagram will soon alert parents if their teenage child uses the app to search for content related to suicide or self-harm, the technology company’s latest effort to…
Read more Instagram to alert parents when teens search for info on suicide or self-harmLONDON — Britain’s data privacy watchdog slapped online forum Reddit on Tuesday with a fine worth nearly $20 million for failures involving children’s personal information. The Information Commissioner’s…
Read more Reddit hit with $20 million UK data privacy fine over child safety failingsShare The UK’s data protection watchdog has issued a £14.47 million fine to Reddit for failing to protect the personal information of children. An investigation by the Information…
Read more Reddit hit with £14.47m fine over children’s privacy failures – Tech DigestSocial media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media…
Read more Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut backPhoto-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images After buying Twitter, Elon Musk rebuilt it to his own specifications and preferences. This resulted in an environment we may gently call friendlier…
Read more X Really Is Pulling Users to the RightA California judge admonished members of Mark Zuckerberg’s team for wearing Ray Ban-Meta AI glasses, which are equipped with a camera, as they entered a Los Angeles courtroom…
Read more Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg’s team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trialShare Instant messaging and social media platform Discord continues to face significant user backlash after announcing its age verification measures. A growing wave of defections has seen competitors,…
Read more Discord over Discord triggers surge for alternative TeamSpeak – Tech DigestZuckerberg defends social media platforms at landmark trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Wednesday in a civil case over social media addiction…
Read more Zuckerberg defends social media platforms at landmark trialI thought of Boorstin on a Thursday afternoon early this month, as City Hall reporters trooped into the Blue Room, the traditional site of mayoral press conferences. Half…
Read more Zohran Mamdani, the Everywhere MayorPARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Despite growing animosity between U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and the French government, Americans flocked to the country in 2025, with U.S. visits…
Read more Despite Trump Attacks Against Europe, Americans Flocked to France in 2025Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questioning in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday about Instagram’s under-13 users and Meta’s efforts to boost engagement, as a trial examines whether…
Read more Mark Zuckerberg questioned on Meta’s under-13 users and usage goals in landmark social media trialMark Zuckerberg faces intense questioning in social media addiction trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Wednesday to fight off allegations that…
Read more Mark Zuckerberg faces intense questioning in social media addiction trialMark Zuckerberg took the stand Wednesday in a high-profile jury trial over social media addiction. In an appearance that was described by NBC News as “combative,” the Facebook…
Read more Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be ‘useful’Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham is back with more takes on United States cities, and this time, Los Angeles is the target. Cunningham, 29, took to TikTok amid…
Read more WNBA’s Sophie Cunningham Trashes Los Angeles: ‘They All Look the Same’LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta’s…
Read more Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trialAn internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and controls — such as time limits…
Read more Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use | TechCrunchBERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A group of German centre-left Social Democrats has joined their conservative coalition partners in calling for restrictions on social media access for children,…
Read more German Social Democrat Paper Adds to Calls for Social Media Curbs for Children