Technology

Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of the technology.This article was originally published here

Australia will not require social media giants to verify the ages of all users under its ban on under-16s using the platforms, Canberra said Tuesday.This article was originally published here

New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user’s age.This article was originally published here

French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and “digital curfew” for older minors Thursday, with massively popular short video platform TikTok the focus of renewed harsh government scrutiny.This article was originally published here

China’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered “warnings and strict punishment” to bosses at popular social media app Xiaohongshu over its online content, slamming “trivial” and “negative” posts.This article was originally published here

Alphabet Inc.’s Google was sued by advertising exchange PubMatic Inc., which is seeking billions of dollars over its claim that the search giant has illegally monopolized the ad technology market.This article was originally published here

In one new corner of the internet, users are invited to “paint the world.” And paint they have. Welcome to wplace—an ever-evolving, gamified global map overflowing with drawings made on a more than 4-trillion-pixel canvas.This […]

On September 2nd, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. government’s proposal that Google should sell its Chrome web browser to restore competition in online search.This article was originally published here

Artificial intelligence chatbot makers OpenAI and Meta say they are adjusting how their chatbots respond to teenagers asking questions about suicide or showing signs of mental and emotional distress.This article was originally published here

Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.This article was originally published here