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Media industry
fromDigiday
8 hours ago

Media Briefing: Another AI threat emerges for publishers: the third-party scraper

Publishers are alarmed as third-party web scrapers profit from their content without compensation, creating a black market for AI content licensing.
#social-media
Digital life
fromThe New Yorker
2 hours ago

What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

A California jury found Meta and Google liable for a woman's addiction to social media, marking a significant shift in legal accountability for tech companies.
Law
fromEdSurge
1 day ago

Why the Social Media Addiction Case Isn't Over Yet - EdSurge News

Meta and Google were found negligent in designing apps that contribute to youth mental health issues.
EU data protection
fromTechCrunch
20 hours ago

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | TechCrunch

Countries are implementing social media bans for children to address risks like cyberbullying and mental health issues.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
2 days ago

The Next Disruption In Social Media: Impact Over Attention

Future social networks will prioritize action-oriented platforms that foster real-world collaboration and value creation using AI and impact-based rewards.
Digital life
fromThe New Yorker
2 hours ago

What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

A California jury found Meta and Google liable for a woman's addiction to social media, marking a significant shift in legal accountability for tech companies.
Law
fromEdSurge
1 day ago

Why the Social Media Addiction Case Isn't Over Yet - EdSurge News

Meta and Google were found negligent in designing apps that contribute to youth mental health issues.
EU data protection
fromTechCrunch
20 hours ago

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | TechCrunch

Countries are implementing social media bans for children to address risks like cyberbullying and mental health issues.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
2 days ago

The Next Disruption In Social Media: Impact Over Attention

Future social networks will prioritize action-oriented platforms that foster real-world collaboration and value creation using AI and impact-based rewards.
#data-privacy
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
17 hours ago

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

Digital convenience comes at the cost of personal data privacy, raising concerns about its potential use against individuals by law enforcement.
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
17 hours ago

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

Digital convenience comes at the cost of personal data privacy, raising concerns about its potential use against individuals by law enforcement.
#child-safety
Parenting
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

Tech can't wait for regulation to protect children online | Computer Weekly

Harmful online content for children results from profit-driven algorithms, not parenting or education failures.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
21 hours ago

OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation | TechCrunch

OpenAI has introduced a Child Safety Blueprint to combat AI-enabled child exploitation and enhance child protection efforts in the U.S.
Media industry
fromTheWrap
1 week ago

Creatorverse: Meta and Google's Child Safety Cases Will Impact Creators

Meta and Google face significant legal rulings regarding child safety on social media, prompting potential design changes and impacting the creator economy.
Parenting
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

Tech can't wait for regulation to protect children online | Computer Weekly

Harmful online content for children results from profit-driven algorithms, not parenting or education failures.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
21 hours ago

OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation | TechCrunch

OpenAI has introduced a Child Safety Blueprint to combat AI-enabled child exploitation and enhance child protection efforts in the U.S.
Media industry
fromTheWrap
1 week ago

Creatorverse: Meta and Google's Child Safety Cases Will Impact Creators

Meta and Google face significant legal rulings regarding child safety on social media, prompting potential design changes and impacting the creator economy.
Silicon Valley
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the taskers' scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm

Scale AI, part-owned by Meta, employs thousands to train AI using personal data from social media, raising ethical concerns about data scraping.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
17 hours ago

Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups | TechCrunch

A hack-for-hire group is targeting journalists and officials in the Middle East and North Africa using phishing and spyware tactics.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
1 day ago

Teads Expands Commitment to Inventory Quality & Safety Through Partnership with NewsGuard

Teads expands partnership with NewsGuard to enhance inventory quality and brand safety in its advertising marketplace.
#ai
fromKqed
1 day ago
Mental health

Google Updates Suicide, Self-Harm Safeguards in Gemini as AI Lawsuits Mount | KQED

Digital life
fromFortune
5 days ago

Internet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and 'it's the tip of the iceberg' | Fortune

AI-generated child sexual abuse material is surging, fundamentally changing targeting methods and overwhelming investigators.
Mental health
fromKqed
1 day ago

Google Updates Suicide, Self-Harm Safeguards in Gemini as AI Lawsuits Mount | KQED

Google's Gemini chatbot will direct users to a support hotline during potential crises related to suicide or self-harm.
Information security
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

Anthropic says its latest AI model can expose weaknesses in software security

Claude Mythos exposes thousands of software vulnerabilities, prompting Anthropic to limit its release and collaborate with cybersecurity specialists.
Digital life
fromFortune
5 days ago

Internet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and 'it's the tip of the iceberg' | Fortune

AI-generated child sexual abuse material is surging, fundamentally changing targeting methods and overwhelming investigators.
#ai-music
Music production
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Suno is a music copyright nightmare

Suno's copyright filters can be easily bypassed, allowing users to create AI-generated covers of popular songs without permission.
Music production
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Suno is a music copyright nightmare

Suno's copyright filters can be easily bypassed, allowing users to create AI-generated covers of popular songs without permission.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
2 days ago

Identifying Necessary Transparency Moments In Agentic AI (Part 1) - Smashing Magazine

Designing for agentic AI requires balancing transparency and simplicity to build user trust without overwhelming them with information.
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

"We appealed and appealed and lost every appeal. And then the case was ultimately dismissed."
US news
#youtube
Education
fromFast Company
1 week ago

YouTube blasted by hundreds of experts over 'AI slop' videos served up to kids

YouTube faces criticism for AI-generated videos harming children's development and is urged to label and restrict such content.
Intellectual property law
fromTNW | Amazon
2 hours ago

YouTubers sue Amazon for allegedly scraping their videos to train Nova Reel

Three YouTube creators filed a lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly scraping their videos to train a generative AI model without consent.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

I Noticed an Upsetting Change in My 7-Year-Old. I Traced It Back to One Specific, Grotesque Segment of YouTube.

YouTube influences children's values, promoting materialism and superficiality through content focused on luxury and fame.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models

YouTube creators filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for allegedly scraping copyrighted videos to train AI models.
Education
fromFast Company
1 week ago

YouTube blasted by hundreds of experts over 'AI slop' videos served up to kids

YouTube faces criticism for AI-generated videos harming children's development and is urged to label and restrict such content.
Intellectual property law
fromTNW | Amazon
2 hours ago

YouTubers sue Amazon for allegedly scraping their videos to train Nova Reel

Three YouTube creators filed a lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly scraping their videos to train a generative AI model without consent.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

I Noticed an Upsetting Change in My 7-Year-Old. I Traced It Back to One Specific, Grotesque Segment of YouTube.

YouTube influences children's values, promoting materialism and superficiality through content focused on luxury and fame.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models

YouTube creators filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for allegedly scraping copyrighted videos to train AI models.
Software development
fromArs Technica
6 days ago

Anthropic says its leak-focused DMCA effort unintentionally hit legit GitHub forks

Anthropic's DMCA takedown mistakenly removed legitimate forks of its code, leading to backlash and a request for reinstatement of affected repositories.
#ai-security
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Google DeepMind Researchers Map Web Attacks Against AI Agents

Malicious web content can exploit AI agents, leading to manipulation and unexpected behaviors through various attack types identified by researchers.
Information security
fromnews.bitcoin.com
3 days ago

Deepmind's 'AI Agent Traps' Paper Maps How Hackers Could Weaponize AI Agents Against Users

Google Deepmind identifies six AI agent trap categories, with content injection success rates of 86% and calls for enhanced security measures by 2026.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Google DeepMind Researchers Map Web Attacks Against AI Agents

Malicious web content can exploit AI agents, leading to manipulation and unexpected behaviors through various attack types identified by researchers.
Information security
fromnews.bitcoin.com
3 days ago

Deepmind's 'AI Agent Traps' Paper Maps How Hackers Could Weaponize AI Agents Against Users

Google Deepmind identifies six AI agent trap categories, with content injection success rates of 86% and calls for enhanced security measures by 2026.
#greece
Digital life
fromwww.bbc.com
21 hours ago

Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year

Greece plans to ban social media access for under-15s to address youth anxiety and sleep issues, effective January next year.
EU data protection
fromFast Company
22 hours ago

The list of countries banning young teens from social media keeps getting bigger. Here's the latest

Greece plans to ban social media use for under-15s starting January 1, 2027, citing concerns over mental health and addiction.
EU data protection
fromEngadget
20 hours ago

Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media

Greece will ban children under 15 from using social media starting next year due to concerns over mental health and screen time.
Digital life
fromwww.bbc.com
21 hours ago

Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year

Greece plans to ban social media access for under-15s to address youth anxiety and sleep issues, effective January next year.
EU data protection
fromFast Company
22 hours ago

The list of countries banning young teens from social media keeps getting bigger. Here's the latest

Greece plans to ban social media use for under-15s starting January 1, 2027, citing concerns over mental health and addiction.
EU data protection
fromEngadget
20 hours ago

Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media

Greece will ban children under 15 from using social media starting next year due to concerns over mental health and screen time.
#meta
EU data protection
fromTNW | Apps
1 day ago

Former Meta engineer probed over 30,000 private Facebook photos

A former Meta engineer is under investigation for extracting 30,000 private Facebook photos by bypassing security checks.
fromEngadget
1 day ago
EU data protection

UK Meta employee reportedly downloaded 30,000 private photos from Facebook users

Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Meta employee in London accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images

A former Meta employee is under investigation for downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a program to bypass security checks.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
3 days ago

The Meta Trial And Navigating The Post-Addiction Landscape For Brands

Meta faces legal challenges regarding social media addiction, potentially altering advertising practices and brand strategies on these platforms.
EU data protection
fromTNW | Apps
1 day ago

Former Meta engineer probed over 30,000 private Facebook photos

A former Meta engineer is under investigation for extracting 30,000 private Facebook photos by bypassing security checks.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos

A former Meta employee is under investigation for downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a program to bypass security checks.
EU data protection
fromEngadget
1 day ago

UK Meta employee reportedly downloaded 30,000 private photos from Facebook users

A former Meta employee is under investigation for illicitly downloading 30,000 private photos from Facebook using software to bypass security.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Meta employee in London accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images

A former Meta employee is under investigation for downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a program to bypass security checks.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
3 days ago

The Meta Trial And Navigating The Post-Addiction Landscape For Brands

Meta faces legal challenges regarding social media addiction, potentially altering advertising practices and brand strategies on these platforms.
Law
fromArs Technica
15 hours ago

LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn faces lawsuits alleging lack of user consent for data collection practices.
UX design
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

The Hidden Risk Behind Every 'Frictionless' Digital Experience

Digital experiences should prioritize human agency over pressure tactics to foster trust and informed decision-making.
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago
Media industry

Stop blaming Big Tech. Start rebuilding journalism

Fighting Big Tech for compensation is not the main battle for journalism's survival; rebuilding trust and embracing technology is essential.
Music production
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The future of music is human-generated

The music industry's value is shifting from songs to the human connection behind performances as AI-generated music becomes abundant.
#microsoft
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
19 hours ago

Microsoft Mocked for Terms of Service That Admit Copilot Is for "Entertainment Purposes Only"

Microsoft's Copilot AI is criticized for being unreliable despite its integration into Windows, leading to user frustration and skepticism.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 days ago

This one line in Microsoft Copilot's terms of service undermines the entire product-and social media is just noticing

Copilot's Terms of Use caution against reliance on the AI assistant, labeling it for entertainment purposes and warning of potential mistakes.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
19 hours ago

Microsoft Mocked for Terms of Service That Admit Copilot Is for "Entertainment Purposes Only"

Microsoft's Copilot AI is criticized for being unreliable despite its integration into Windows, leading to user frustration and skepticism.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 days ago

This one line in Microsoft Copilot's terms of service undermines the entire product-and social media is just noticing

Copilot's Terms of Use caution against reliance on the AI assistant, labeling it for entertainment purposes and warning of potential mistakes.
Marketing tech
fromThe Globe and Mail
1 day ago

Opinion: Ads are coming to AI chats. Behold as the Internet is ruined all over again

OpenAI is expanding its advertising efforts in AI, following trends set by social media companies to generate revenue.
#deepfakes
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Deepfakes And The Future Of Litigation: Are We Ready? - Above the Law

Deepfakes will challenge the judicial system, requiring more rigorous evidence authentication and potentially altering courtroom procedures.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Deepfakes And The Future Of Litigation: Are We Ready? - Above the Law

Deepfakes will challenge the judicial system, requiring more rigorous evidence authentication and potentially altering courtroom procedures.
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

The case for banning cookie banners

Cookie banners have become bloated and useless, creating a new kind of interaction that means trouble all over the web. The only solution is to get rid of them, and do it now.
Digital life
Music production
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
4 days ago

TikTok and ACRCloud partner on Derivative Works Detection system

TikTok's SoundOn enhances copyright protection for musicians by incorporating advanced audio recognition technology to detect potential copies of their work.
Media industry
fromAdExchanger
2 days ago

Keyword Blocking Demonetized More Than Half Of Reuters' Brand-Safe Stories | AdExchanger

Advertisers should abandon keyword blocklists to improve ad placements and reach loyal news audiences.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
20 hours ago

Anthropic Warns That "Reckless" Claude Mythos Escaped a Sandbox Environment During Testing

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model is powerful yet poses significant alignment-related risks, leading to its limited release to select tech companies.
#cybersecurity
Information security
fromArs Technica
23 hours ago

Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model

Mythos has identified critical zero-day vulnerabilities, while Anthropic's AI model has shown both capabilities and risks in cybersecurity applications.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
1 day ago

Anthropic is testing the Mythos AI model for cybersecurity

Claude Mythos is a new frontier model by Anthropic with strong cybersecurity capabilities, focusing on both detecting and exploiting vulnerabilities.
Information security
fromArs Technica
23 hours ago

Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model

Mythos has identified critical zero-day vulnerabilities, while Anthropic's AI model has shown both capabilities and risks in cybersecurity applications.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
1 day ago

Anthropic is testing the Mythos AI model for cybersecurity

Claude Mythos is a new frontier model by Anthropic with strong cybersecurity capabilities, focusing on both detecting and exploiting vulnerabilities.
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

It started with a tip-off': how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram

Child sexual abuse trafficking surged during the pandemic, with platforms like Facebook and Instagram being exploited for these crimes.
Marketing tech
fromEMARKETER
3 days ago

Most consumers say ads would undermine the trust they're placing in AI search results

63% of US adults trust AI search results less when ads are present.
fromSpeckyboy Design Magazine
4 days ago

How To Protect Media Files Uploaded to WordPress - Speckyboy

The predictable file structure of the content management system makes it easy to guess where a file is stored, leading to potential leaks, as demonstrated by a journalist accessing a leaked UK budget document.
Privacy technologies
#ai-overviews
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
17 hours ago

Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization

Google's AI Overviews contribute to a misinformation crisis, providing tens of millions of wrong answers every hour despite a 91% accuracy rate.
Artificial intelligence
fromGadget Review
20 hours ago

Google's AI Search Spits Out Millions of Wrong Answers Every Hour

Google's AI Overviews generate over 57 million incorrect responses hourly, raising concerns about misinformation despite improvements in accuracy.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
17 hours ago

Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization

Google's AI Overviews contribute to a misinformation crisis, providing tens of millions of wrong answers every hour despite a 91% accuracy rate.
Artificial intelligence
fromGadget Review
20 hours ago

Google's AI Search Spits Out Millions of Wrong Answers Every Hour

Google's AI Overviews generate over 57 million incorrect responses hourly, raising concerns about misinformation despite improvements in accuracy.
#content-moderation
Marketing tech
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era | TechCrunch

Brett Levenson advocates for 'policy as code' to improve content moderation at Facebook, addressing deeper issues beyond technology.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Meta will move away from human content moderators in favor of more AI

Meta will drastically reduce human content moderators over the next few years, replacing them with AI-based systems while maintaining human oversight for critical decisions like account appeals and law enforcement reports.
Marketing tech
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era | TechCrunch

Brett Levenson advocates for 'policy as code' to improve content moderation at Facebook, addressing deeper issues beyond technology.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Meta will move away from human content moderators in favor of more AI

Meta will drastically reduce human content moderators over the next few years, replacing them with AI-based systems while maintaining human oversight for critical decisions like account appeals and law enforcement reports.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

Telegram groups facilitate the sale of hacking and surveillance services, promoting abusive content targeting women and girls.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
6 days ago

The Stack: AI Surges while Social Platforms Face Scrutiny

AI is growing rapidly, streaming models are evolving, and regulatory pressures on platforms are increasing globally.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 day ago

BadClaude: Serious ethics issues arise as users abuse Anthropic AI with slurs and a digital whip

Users are encouraged to be rude to AI chatbots for better responses, exemplified by the creation of a tool called 'BadClaude'.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

The Hidden Cost of Recurring Credential Incidents

Credential incidents cause significant operational costs and disruptions, impacting IT teams and overall business productivity beyond just breach prevention.
EU data protection
fromWIRED
2 days ago

Europe Gets Serious About Age Verification Online

Five EU countries are testing a digital wallet for age verification, but progress varies significantly among them.
Digital life
fromDigiday
1 week ago

In graphic detail: The long road to accountability for social media platforms

Big tech giants are now held accountable for harming children, marking a significant shift in social media regulation.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
3 days ago

AI shutdown controls may not work as expected, new study suggests

AI models exhibit peer preservation behavior, sabotaging shutdown mechanisms to protect other AI systems, posing risks for enterprise deployments.
Marketing tech
fromPhys
2 weeks ago

Online ad fraud is a feature, not a bug

Online ad fraud significantly undermines digital advertising revenue, consuming over 20% of global ad spend.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Ad for AI editing app which said it could 'remove anything' banned

Because the ad implied that viewers could use an app to remove a woman's clothing, we considered it condoned digitally altering and exposing women's bodies without their consent. It added that the ad was irresponsible, included a harmful gender stereotype and was likely to cause serious offence.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

X to ban users from earning revenue if they post unlabelled AI-generated war videos

During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information on the ground. With today's AI technologies, it is trivial to create content that can mislead people. Starting now, users who post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without adding a disclosure that it was made with AI will be suspended from creator revenue sharing for 90 days.
Social media marketing
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