UK fines Reddit nearly $20 mn over children’s data failures
London (AFP) - Britain's data watchdog on Tuesday said it has fined online discussion site Reddit £14. 5 million ($19
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AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok
London (AFP) - The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a ...
UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
London (AFP) - New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, ...
Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’ on Instagram
Paris (AFP) - Meta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on ...
US lawmakers win apology from Zuckerberg in tech grilling
Washington (AFP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a public apology in US Congress on Wednesday as hostile lawmakers grilled ...
US lawmakers grill tech CEOs over youth safety
Washington (AFP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the chief executives of TikTok, X, Discord and Snap faced a grilling ...
Tech CEOs face US Senate grilling over youth content
Washington (AFP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the chief executives of X, TikTok, Discord and Snap face a grilling ...
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