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A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

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To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure.

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Why Does Wikipedia Think I’m Evan Spiegel?

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For the past week, a photo of me has been plastered on the CEO of Snap’s Wikipedia page. No one, not even Spiegel, seems to care.

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This Indigenous Language Survived Russian Occupation. Can It Survive YouTube?

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YouTube’s search and recommendation algorithms are driving children to Russian-language content even when they seek out videos in Kyrgyz, creating a cultural shift that concerns some parents.

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Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram

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A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.

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Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

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Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and social media platforms to start blocking access by minors.

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Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

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More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

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Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming

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Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down

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Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

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Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDance’s Chinese Apps

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In January, after TikTok announced a deal to transfer its US operations, Apple began blocking people in the US from downloading or updating ByteDance apps designed for the Chinese market.

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Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

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The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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