The generation that rose with smartphones and social media had a chance to look back this week.
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Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.
After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum to pass rules to safeguard the internet’s youngest users, some said.
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Senators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online
Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.
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TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny
Some lawyers say the changes could make it more difficult to bring legal action against the company.
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Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate
The move is part of an effort to make the app more like WhatsApp and iMessage. Law enforcement authorities say the privacy makes it harder to track criminals.
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One Year of ChatGPT: How A.I. Changed Silicon Valley Forever
ChatGPT’s release a year ago triggered a desperate scramble among tech companies and alarm from some of the people who helped invent it.
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The Who’s Who Behind the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement
Before chatbots exploded in popularity, a group of researchers, tech executives and venture capitalists had worked for more than a decade to fuel A.I.
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The Who’s Who Behind the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement
Before chatbots exploded in popularity, a group of researchers, tech executives and venture capitalists had worked for more than a decade to fuel A.I.
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4,789 Facebook Accounts in China Impersonated Americans, Meta Says
The company warned that the inauthentic accounts underscored the threat of foreign election interference in 2024.
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El discurso de odio antisemita y antimusulmán prolifera en internet
Los investigadores afirman que los discursos de odio se han disparado en las plataformas sociales a raíz del conflicto entre Israel y Gaza e impulsados por los extremistas.
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Are TikTok and X Amplifying Antisemitic Content? It’s Increasingly Hard to Know.
People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency from platforms.
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Meta to Require Political Advertisers to Disclose Use of A.I.
The social networking giant, which has long had a contentious relationship with political ads, is reckoning with a wave of generative A.I. tools.