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Can anyone really regulate the internet?
Ursula Smartt not only writes about media law but she acts like a journalist when she does it.This article is brought to you by this site.
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OpenAI to ease ChatGPT restrictions, allowing adult content for verified adults
OpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a “treat adult users like adults” principle.This article […]
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Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.This article is brought to you by this […]
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Google wants right to bundle Gemini AI app with Maps, YouTube
Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants to retain the right to bundle its popular mapping and video apps with its Gemini AI service, a lawyer for the company told a federal judge Wednesday, pushing back on a […]
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Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU
Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing EU countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online.This article is brought to you […]
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People trust podcasts more than social media. But is the trust warranted?
There’s been a striking decline in public confidence in social media platforms, according to the 2025 Ethics Index published by the Governance Institute of Australia. One in four Australians now rate social media as “very […]
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Google argues a forced sale of Ad Exchange is too risky
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has spent the past week in Virginia federal court seeking to persuade a judge that selling off its advertising exchange is too risky, technologically difficult and would disrupt the market.This article is […]
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California enacts AI safety law targeting tech giants
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law groundbreaking legislation requiring the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies to publicly disclose their safety protocols and report critical incidents, state lawmakers announced Monday.This article is brought to […]
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Instagram’s ‘deliberate design choices’ make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report says
Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children from harm, with “woefully ineffective” safety […]
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EU chief backs calls to keep children off social media
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday threw her support behind growing calls to ban social media use for children, promising to weigh action at the European level in coming months.This article is brought […]