Introduced in June 2026 by Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller, Bill C-34 would ban social media for users under 16. In the past year alone, tech giants have spread a slew of problematic content, including TikTok posts promoting extreme thinness, ads for cocaine on Facebook and sexually explicit deepfakes created by the Grok chatbot and...Read More
In 2006, “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. “Primetime” explores the intense, behind-the-scenes world of the infamous investigative sting operations that the original NBC news segment was known for. Only in theaters September 25th. It delves into the making of the show, the media sensation, and the dark...Read More
Meta Platforms Inc phone with logos by- Kira-Yan via iStock With a year-to-date (YTD) loss of around 10%, Meta Platforms (META) is the second-worst-performing Magnificent 7 stock this year. Only Tesla (TSLA) has fared worse this year, and all other Mag 7 constituents are in the green. Meanwhile, Meta seems to be facing a perfect...Read More
Keeping pace with new developments in the world of social media and artificial intelligence is no easy task. Almost as challenging is keeping up with the slew of regulatory, judicial, and civil society actions seeking greater transparency from Big Tech into the design parameters, data extraction, and internal research behind social media apps used extensively...Read More
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson filed a motion in federal court on Friday seeking to lead a class-action lawsuit against online gaming giant Roblox, accusing the company of misleading investors about the effectiveness of its child-safety protections and exposing public pension funds to tens of millions of dollars in losses. The motion, filed in the...Read More
Parents may not agree on every aspect of raising teenagers, but one thing’s for certain: Parenting teens is a hard job that’s always changing. But, if you’ve ever wished there was a simple list of must-do things for parents who are trying to navigate the teen years, you’re in luck. Zara Kadir, a child, adolescent,...Read More
The Jefferson County Quorum Court has approved additional funding to continue janitorial services at the county Health Department through the end of the year, while a separate proposal dealing with the use of county equipment for cyberbullying has been tabled. The county’s contract with Beyond Clean Janitorial Services is facing an approximately $18,000 budget shortfall,...Read More
In today’s Digest, we discuss a New Mexico judge ordering Meta to pay an additional USD$567m (£419.5m) over child safety issues, Burnham fast-tracking subscription trap crackdown as cost-of-living tour begins, and YouTube extending its shopping affiliate program to UK creators. Meta hit with additional $567m child safety penalty A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta...Read More
Schools must initiate action against a bullying complaint within two days of a reported incident as part of a new national plan to tackle bullying. The announcement follows a renewed focus on the devastating impacts of school bullying, which has been linked to the suicides of young people across Australia. If you or anyone you...Read More
Hello, TechScape readers! Danielle Abril, editor of the Guardian’s Reworked series on AI and the future of work, filling in for Blake Montgomery this week. Major legal battles against Meta over child safety are playing out in courts across the US – and the tech giant is losing. Recent rulings raise big questions about social...Read More
