Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
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Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.
Meta pledged to limit how young people interact with Instagram and Facebook. It called on competitors follow suit.
Eighteen House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates have signed a pledge to push for beefed-up regulations on the AI industry, as the rapidly evolving technology continues to impact Americans. The candidates, 17 Democrats and one independent — populist Dan Osborn, who is challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts (Neb.) — agreed to back a five-pronged approach to…