Irish Examiner

Social media's 'harmful' designs to hook children also found in online games and AI apps, study finds

The analysis from UK-based 5Rights Foundation looked at TikTok, Threads, WeChat, ChatGPT, Reflectly, Google Gemini, Barbie ...
Hanford Sentinel

California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media

California teens will be barred from “addictive” social media products and limited in their interactions with chatbots under ...

Newsom signs bills that aim to make social media, AI chatbots safer for young people

Newsom signed a slew of new bills, including one that would bar certain online platforms from providing an 'addictive feature' to users under 16 years old.

Meta Is Putting Protections in Place to Keep Kids Safe (Like a 2-Hour Limit, Plus Alerts When Doomscrolling for Too Long)

If you’ve ever told your kid to get off Instagram only to hear “one second” approximately 47 times, Meta’s latest announcement may be of interest. The company has agreed to a major new set of ...
The Miami Times

TikTok wants state’s suit dismissed, responds to state ban on minor social media use

TikTok wants to scroll past Florida’s claim it isn’t complying with the state’s social media ban for minors, seeking to ...

Portuguese group D3 sues Meta, TikTok and YouTube over addictive design

Portuguese digital rights group D3 has filed lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of ...