Big Tech is facing a wave of backlash, from students heckling AI-advocating CEOs to legal settlements over youth mental health and FTC crackdowns on fraudulent ad-tech, signaling a tightening of accountability.
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The "Take It Down Act" is now fully effective in the US, requiring tech platforms to quickly remove nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) and deepfakes. The law aims to protect victims but has triggered debates over potential censorship and platform over-compliance.
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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled a landmark lawsuit over social media addiction and its impact on student mental health, signaling a shift in legal focus toward product design liability.
Jessy··2 min read
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled a landmark lawsuit alleging their addictive algorithms harmed students and strained public school budgets.
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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settled a landmark lawsuit over social media addiction and its impact on schools, bypassing legal immunity by arguing 'design defects,' setting a new legal precedent for tech accountability.
Mark··2 min read
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled lawsuits alleging their addictive algorithms caused mental health crises in students and disrupted public schools, marking a historic legal turning point for platform liability.
Jessy··2 min read
TikTok is introducing a £3.99 monthly subscription service in the UK that allows users to opt-out of personalized advertisements. This move signifies a major shift in the platform's monetization strategy amid regulatory and advertising pressures.
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Meta is facing a landmark public nuisance trial in New Mexico that targets its platform design and algorithm safety, testing the boundaries of its traditional legal immunity.
Mark··2 min read
The legal battle between Meta and New Mexico over child safety moves into a consequential second phase, challenging Section 230 protections by characterizing social media design features as a public nuisance.
Mark··2 min read
Meta is facing backlash for tracking employee keystrokes and mouse activity for AI training, alongside a class-action lawsuit regarding scam advertisements on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
Mark··2 min read
The Greek government announced that starting next year, it will implement a new law banning social media for minors under 15, aiming to combat digital addiction and protect adolescent mental health.
Jessy··2 min read
Rec Room, a virtual social platform with 150 million users and a previous $3.5 billion valuation, is shutting down on June 1st due to persistent monetization failures.
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Bluesky has launched 'Attie,' an AI assistant powered by Anthropic's Claude, enabling users to customize their social media feeds and recommendation algorithms via the open AT Protocol.
Jason··2 min read
Bluesky's new AI assistant, Attie, allows users to leverage natural language commands to build personalized algorithmic feeds. The initiative aims to break the 'algorithmic black box' of major social platforms and return control of content curation to the user.
Leo··2 min read
Meta's legal defeats in New Mexico and Los Angeles signal a shift in tech accountability, as courts increasingly look past Section 230 immunity to challenge the legal responsibilities of platform algorithms and design.
Jessy··2 min read
A US district judge dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against companies boycotting advertising on X, ruling that the company failed to prove it suffered actionable harm under federal competition laws.
Mark··2 min read
A New Mexico court jury has found Meta liable for misleading users regarding child safety on its products, resulting in a $375 million penalty, underscoring growing state-level regulation of social media platforms.
Jessy··2 min read
Pinterest’s CEO is calling for a government-mandated ban on social media for those under 16, sparking debates over feasibility, the regulation of VPNs, and constitutional privacy concerns.
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Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social platform where AI agents interact and share content. The acquisition focuses on Moltbook's novel 'always-on-directory' for autonomous agent-to-agent communication.
Jason··2 min read