2025 • Oct 31
Man finally released a month after absurd arrest for reposting Trump meme
Bodycam footage undermined sheriff's "true threat" justification for the arrest. ...
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2025 • Oct 26
US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring app’s ownership
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2025 • Oct 25
Most Americans share negative view of Trump AI posts: Survey
A majority of Americans say they have a negative opinion of President Trump sharing AI-generated videos mocking protesters and Democratic leaders related to the government shutdown, according to a new...
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2025 • Oct 03
Papua New Guinea considers age restrictions on social media amid fears voices will be ‘silenced’
Proposed changes to address the spread of harmful content in PNG also include new rules for social media companies and more monitoring Papua New Guinea is in “early” discussions with Meta on...
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2025 • Oct 02
Revealed: YouTube’s three legal grounds for challenging inclusion in Australia’s under-16s social media ban
Exclusive: Letter released under FoI argues company was denied procedural fairness when it was included in looming law
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2025 • Oct 02
OpenAI mocks Musk’s math in suit over iPhone/ChatGPT integration
xAI's claim that Apple gave ChatGPT a monopoly on prompts is “baseless,” OpenAI says. ...
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2025 • Oct 01
OpenAI’s Sora 2 lets users insert themselves into AI videos with sound
Sora social app launches with deepfake-style "cameos" and feed controls. ...
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2025 • Sep 24
Elon Musk’s X calls for delay in Australia’s child social media ban citing ‘serious concerns’ about policy’s lawfulness
Platform’s submission to age verification inquiry argues for a grace period for enforcement of laws it claims could infringe on human rights treaties
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2025 • Sep 23
Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump’s billionaire backers
Expert raises concerns about what US TikTok deal could mean for News Corp’s ‘worrying dominance’ in Australian mediaGet our
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2025 • Sep 18
Social media ban trial data reveals bias in age checking software: just how inaccurate is it?
Young people from Indigenous and Asian backgrounds are more likely to be miscategorised as over the age limit and older people as underaged, analysis finds
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2025 • Sep 16
ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says
Chatbot will "default to the under-18 experience" when age is uncertain after teen suicide lawsuit. ...
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2025 • Sep 16
Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”
0.1 percent of active mods will be affected, Reddit says. ...
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