VP Harris promotes responsible AI in UK
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Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Artificial Intelligence Safety summit in London on Wednesday, joining the international community in discussing a safe path forward for the technology.

Facebook and Instagram in Europe could get ad-free subscription option: report

Meta reportedly is hoping to roll out paid subscriptions in the coming months as a way to comply with the European Union's strict data privacy rules.

Twitter adds TweetDeck paywall, following user viewing limits

Twitter announced yet another change on Monday to the TweetDeck app, aimed at restricting use to users who pay the subscription fee to have the Verified blue check status.

Instagram explains how it ranks the content you see

Instagram recently addressed how the app decides what content you see on your Feed, Stories, Reels and Explore page. It also addressed concerns of people being “shadowbanned."

Surgeon general warns social media can have 'profound risk of harm' for kids

Could social media for kids be regulated next, like car seats and baby formula? The U.S. surgeon general is pushing policymakers to consider change in a new report on social media and youth mental health.

Fed-up parents in Senate push for ban of social media for kids

A group of senators is considering legislation banning social media for children under 13 years old amid growing concerns from parents about the negative impact of social media on children's mental health and well-being.

How scammers are using your Snapchat and TikTok posts in their AI schemes

AI scams that employ synthetic voice and images pull data from TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat to fabricate fake hostages' voices and images, according to a security adviser.

Elon Musk says owning Twitter is 'painful' but needed to be done

Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful" but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year.

Utah's new social media law means kids need approval from parents

Two new laws prohibit kids under 18 from using social media overnight, require age verification, and open the door to lawsuits on behalf of children claiming social media harmed them.

TikTok CEO to tell Congress video-sharing app is safe, urge against ban

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform's effects on its young user base and possible national security risks.

Supreme Court seems to favor social media companies in terror case

During arguments, several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Gonzalez v. Google, challenges Section 230 — namely whether tech companies are liable for the material posted on their platforms.

Supreme Court weighs protecting big tech with liability shield for dangerous content

A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday.

Language of love: Couple meets, falls in love on Duolingo

Duolingo says the unlikely love story is yet another reason “to keep up with your daily practice.”