Bipartisan crackdown on phones in classrooms is the beginning | Opinion

To address these concerns, the bipartisan package of bills — consisting of Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141 — requires ...
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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri takes stand in social media trial

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri Wednesday denied that child platform users are targeted to be hooked in order to increase profits.

Spain social media ban for under-16s: here’s what we know so far, and what we don’t

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has stated that the ban on access to social media will force digital platforms to introduce effective age verification systems. The measure ...
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Attorney Denies YouTube Engages in Addictive Practices

The video-sharing service YouTube does not engage in practices aimed at getting users addicted to the site, an attorney for parent company Google told jurors Tuesday, while also denying that a woman ...

When AI Bots Start Bullying Humans, Even Silicon Valley Gets Rattled

Risks from new AI tools, from mental-health struggles to job loss and real-world harm, are rattling even some in Silicon Valley.
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Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...
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That 'Summarize With AI' Button May Be Brainwashing Your Chatbot, Says Microsoft

Microsoft researchers said some companies are hiding promotional instructions in "Summarize with AI" buttons, poisoning chatbot memories to influence future recommendations.