The legislation would force social media firms to take steps to prevent those under 16 years of age from accessing platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram
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Posted inTech
Canada AI project hopes to help reverse mass insect extinction
The decline of insects is occurring so quickly it can’t be properly monitored, making it impossible ‘to put in place the necessary actions to slow it down’
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US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
Calling for the breakup of Google would mark a profound change by the US government’s regulators, which have largely left tech giants alone
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Roblox bolsters child safety measures after abuse reports
A report by Bloomberg last year said at least 24 people had been arrested since 2018 for grooming, abusing, or abducting victims met through the platform
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End of a love affair: news media quit X over ‘disinformation’
‘I would expect more publishers to part ways with X,’ said Stephen Barnard, a specialist on media manipulation at Butler University in the US
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Even handicraft marketplace Etsy needs AI to compete, says CEO
AI is indispensable for anything from policing the products being offered for sale to making sure the best matches are shown in searches: CEO
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Ottawa to shut TikTok’s Canada offices, says app can still be used
Ottawa is not imposing restrictions on Canadian users of TikTok, which has come under scrutiny for its ownership under China-based ByteDance
Posted inHealth
Self-harm outbreak among Kosovo girls blamed on TikTok challenge
The first signs that something was badly wrong in Gjakova came with a call from a panicked parent last month, according to the area’s chief education officer Eranda Kumnova-Baci
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT search engine, taking on Google
Examples of the new interface shown on the OpenAI website closely resembled search results on Google and Google Maps, though without the clutter of advertising
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Pinterest secretly tracks users, EU privacy group says
Pinterest said they had not seen the complaint yet, but a company spokesman insisted their approach to targeted advertising complied with European privacy law