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Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday.
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ChatGPT and other generative AI could foster science denial and misunderstanding—here's how you can be on alert
Until very recently, if you wanted to know more about a controversial scientific topic—stem cell research, the safety of nuclear energy, climate change—you probably did a Google search. Presented with multiple sources, ...
May 24, 2023
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Swiss gov't favors compensation for journalistic 'snippets' posted by online services
Switzerland's executive branch says it favors changes to copyright law to require large online service providers—including social media platforms and search engines—to pay media companies for use of their journalistic ...
May 24, 2023
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The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other 'buy now, pay later' providers are changing. What it means for you, and them
More than 6 million Australians have used the "buy now, pay later" lending services offered by Afterpay, Zip and more than a dozen other companies.
May 24, 2023
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DarkBERT learns language of the Dark Web
Two types of people thrive in the distant hidden recesses of the Dark Web. One type consists of the good guys: whistleblowers, freedom fighters, journalists, the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies, all generally ...
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How Ireland became EU's reluctant data privacy enforcer
Five years after the EU introduced a mammoth data privacy law to rein in big tech, Ireland's watchdog is its chief enforcer. Critics say this helps explain why the regulation is failing.
May 23, 2023
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Humans must stay in control of AI, European trade union chief warns
No employee should be "subject to the will of a machine", European trade union chief Esther Lynch has warned, calling for regulation to ensure humans remain in control as artificial intelligence technology advances at breakneck ...
May 23, 2023
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8 tips for parents and teens on social media use—from the US surgeon general
The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media.
May 23, 2023
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TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana
TikTok on Monday filed suit in US federal court to stop the state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video-sharing app.
May 23, 2023
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Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by ...
May 22, 2023
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French Open offers players protection against online harassment
French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media.
May 22, 2023
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A TikTok ban isn't a data security solution. It will be difficult to enforce—and could end up hurting users
Montana has made an unprecedented move to become the first US state to ban TikTok.
May 22, 2023
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Fake image of a Pentagon explosion briefly goes viral
A fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon briefly went viral and caused a ten-minute long dip on the markets on Monday, stoking further talk that generative AI could cause problems to society.
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