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EU to make addictive app features easier to switch offThe European Union will on Wednesday unveil new rules to crack down on influencer marketing, ban online features that trick Europeans and f...
Google sued over suicide-related AI chats on school computerThe parents of a 13-year-old girl have sued Google claiming she planned a potential suicide and funeral using its AI technology on a school...
Does Snapchat cause depression, anxiety, eating disorders? A court trial that tells bold story against social media platformsSocial media companies face thousands of lawsuits in federal and state courts brought by individuals, school districts, municipalities and ...
Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disordersMeta Platforms has settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her m...
Rhode Island sues Meta over alleged tolerance for scam advertisingThe suit, filed by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha in Providence Superior Court, accuses Meta of unlawfully profiting from and ...
Saif Ali Khan once admitted he doesn't enjoy social media. 2 years later, he officially joins Instagram. His first post is pure Pataudi-codedMaking waves in the digital sphere, Saif Ali Khan has finally joined Instagram, despite earlier reservations about social media. His first ...
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensIn a filing in a Pasco County court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked for a temporary injunction forcing Meta to identify and ...
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensFlorida is advancing a lawsuit against Meta Platforms to enforce stricter protections for young users. The Attorney General seeks changes i...
Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ HabitsAs U.S. AI firms compete in an escalating race for superior models, bigger benchmarks, and more advanced features, Chinese companies are pu...
TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following MetaA trial had been set to begin Monday in the southern US state over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield...
Indian woman loses iPhone in Japan, what happens next leaves her amazedAn Indian woman living in Japan said she recovered her iPhone 16 Pro after accidentally leaving it behind for several hours. Pragati used A...
Delhi HC asks govt if it is contemplating policy to regulate addiction causing features on social media appsThe Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stance on regulating social media's addictive design elements. The court questioned if a policy is...
EU chief to unveil social media, gaming curbs for under-15sEU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social ...
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate RessaThe Filipino and American journalist, who jointly won the 2021 award in part for her work documenting the power of large tech companies, se...
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Maria RessaNobel laureate Maria Ressa expresses urgent concerns about the risks that artificial intelligence poses to human agency, emphasizing the ne...
Crypto's shopping hack; Centre eyes Meta child safeguardsIndians are buying groceries, fuel, food and gold via gift cards on overseas crypto platforms. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Proposed Australian law would let social media users opt out of algorithmsThe proposed legislation would also protect children from content that promotes eating disorders, hostile ideas about women, pornography, c...
Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harmMeta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly 50 US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global governm...
YouTube argues it isn't social media in landmark tech addiction trialYouTube, its lawyers said, is an entertainment platform more like Netflix than a social network like Facebook. People use the video streami...
YouTube argues it isn't social media in landmark tech addiction trialYouTube, its lawyers said, is an entertainment platform more like Netflix than a social network like Facebook. People use the video streami...