The TikTok Blackout Challenge, also known as the “choking game” or “pass-out challenge,” is a highly dangerous trend that involves cutting off oxygen to the brain to induce a brief, euphoric sensation. Participants often choke themselves or have someone else apply pressure to their necks. While this might sound shocking, it’s precisely this sense of...Read More

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — A New Mexico jury found Meta liable for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangering children, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties for violating the state’s consumer protection laws. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 18: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Los...Read More

Millions of people are drawn to generative artificial intelligence companions, like the kind that populate Character.AI, Replika, and Nomi. The companions seem impressively human. They remember conversations and use familiar verbal tics. Sometimes they even mistake themselves for flesh and bone, offering descriptions of how they eat and sleep. Adults flock to these companions for...Read More

A jury in Santa Fe on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties after finding the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangered children. New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez’s office called the decision a “watershed moment for every parent concerned about what could happen to their kids...Read More

Feb. 8, 2025, 6:02 a.m. ET The number of children exposed to often dangerous levels of caffeine has been steadily on the rise, and is only increasing, according to a national study by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center. From 2011 to 2023, the United States saw a 17% increase in overall...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government’s willingness to crack down. The landmark decision comes after a...Read More

by Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report December 3, 2024 Zachary David Typer was 6 months old when he suffocated after being put down for a nap by his child care provider in Topeka, Kansas. Left on an adult bed, Zachary rolled over and became trapped between the mattress and the footboard. His provider, who had...Read More

A New Mexico jury has ordered Meta Platforms to pay $375 million after finding the company violated state law by misleading users about the safety of its social media platforms and failing to protect children. The decision followed a six-week trial in Santa Fe. Jurors determined Meta engaged in unfair or deceptive practices and conduct...Read More

ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group. The Associated Press reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable...Read More

A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, liable for endangering children and misleading users about the safety of its platforms. The landmark verdict marks the first time a state-led action has resulted in accountability for a big tech company when it comes to safety and children,...Read More