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Carol Hancox
Today, 4:12 AM
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The U.K. government announced plans to ban social media platforms for individuals under 16 years old adding to global efforts to restrict children’s access to social media.
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Carol Hancox
November 9, 8:56 AM
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Chatbots are often quite good at retrieving the information you want from the web. But sometimes you’ll get better results by typing your query into a good old search engine.
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Carol Hancox
October 16, 4:17 AM
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Low-quality AI-generated content currently dominates children’s media. Maka, a streaming platform run by child development experts, is offering an alternative.
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Carol Hancox
October 7, 7:32 PM
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Brazil's Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents is already being enforced and shaped by regulators and courts, offering a real-world preview of many of the child-safety measures proposed in the EU Kids Act.
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Carol Hancox
September 16, 9:12 AM
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In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.
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Carol Hancox
September 12, 12:08 AM
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The City Attorney’s Office has asked Meta to explain how the harmful ads repeatedly ran on Facebook and Instagram. The company claims the ads are not under the city’s jurisdiction.
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Carol Hancox
September 10, 6:56 PM
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Coimisiún na Meán’s Investigations team has today (08.09.2026) commenced the first formal investigation under Ireland’s Online Safety Code, into the provider of the X online platform (X). Following reviews by An Coimisiún’s Platform Supervision team concerns arose in relation to the potential ineffective implementation of age assurance mechanisms by X. Under the Online Safety Code, […]
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Carol Hancox
September 10, 6:51 PM
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The Albanese Government is taking the next step following its world leading social media age ban to ensure Australians have more choice online, with draft legislation for the Digital Duty of Care released today for targeted consultation.These new laws will put the onus on digital service providers to provide a safe online environment, setting minimum standards for the features and tools they use.This will include an Australian first, “My Feed, My Way,” initiative which will give Australians control over their social media algorithms.
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Carol Hancox
August 30, 8:06 PM
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As part of a legal settlement over its child safety measures, Meta will have to pay $18bn over a 10-year period, and implement a number of changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
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Carol Hancox
August 30, 7:21 PM
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Meta’s US settlement over allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children could reshape how regulators approach online safety, reports Ramsha Jahangir.
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Carol Hancox
August 23, 4:58 AM
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In a random sample of 10,000 webpages collected in July 2026, one-in-ten show signs of being written or substantially edited by AI.
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Carol Hancox
July 28, 1:01 PM
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The European Commission claims that Google boosted its own apps and products to the top of search rankings to the detriment of its competitors.
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Carol Hancox
July 28, 1:00 PM
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The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that really matter.
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Carol Hancox
November 9, 9:49 AM
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As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.
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Carol Hancox
October 26, 12:02 AM
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Meta got hit this week with its biggest fine yet, the latest in a mounting pile of court-ordered payments.
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Carol Hancox
October 14, 9:33 PM
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After three months of daily anti-government protests—dubbed the Flamingo Revolution—the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators.
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Carol Hancox
October 7, 7:31 PM
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The European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.
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Carol Hancox
September 12, 12:08 AM
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Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.
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Carol Hancox
September 10, 11:53 PM
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Phone and tablet users will be required to verify their ages with credit card or official ID under government plans to prevent under-18s viewing nude images. The government is to introduce legislation that will force tech companies and app developers to verify the ages of their users, as part of new measures to protect the safety of children online. The plans, announced today by digital minister Lisa Nandy, aim to make it “impossible” for anyone under the age of 18 to take, view or send nude images. She described the proposals as a world-first that would give the UK the strongest online-safety laws in the world. “For too long, technology companies have failed to protect children from some of the worst harms. And to be frank, I am not prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt that progress will continue at the pace that we need it to,” she added.
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Carol Hancox
September 10, 6:54 PM
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Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.
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Carol Hancox
September 2, 6:56 PM
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Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome proposed changes to how the company’s platforms will work for teens. They also think states should have demanded more.
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Carol Hancox
August 30, 7:27 PM
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Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome proposed changes to how the company’s platforms will work for teens. They also think states should have demanded more.
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Carol Hancox
August 27, 4:55 AM
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In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.
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Carol Hancox
August 13, 7:13 PM
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The gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. He’s since been hospitalized.
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Carol Hancox
July 28, 1:00 PM
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The next time you’re locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.
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