Sex workers and trafficking survivors face financial discrimination from banks, financial apps, and others.
Hundreds of AI luminaries sign letter calling for anti-deepfake legislation
Hundreds in the artificial intelligence community have signed an open letter calling for strict regulation of AI-generated impersonations, or deepfakes. While this is unlikely to spur real legislation […]
Lawmakers revise Kids Online Safety Act to address LGBTQ advocates’ concerns
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is getting closer to becoming a law, which would make social platforms significantly more responsible for protecting children who use their products. […]
Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity
Five social media CEOs were sworn in on Wednesday for what could have been the most eventful children’s online safety hearing yet. But even with some of tech’s […]
Elon Musk’s X comes out in favor of pro-censorship law
Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, X CEO Linda Yaccarino spoke out in support of a law that critics deem pro-censorship.
Microsoft, X throw their weight behind KOSA, the controversial kids’ online safety bill
On the eve of Wednesday’s big tech hearing (both big tech and a big hearing — five CEOs are testifying as we speak), Microsoft stepped up to back […]
YouTube’s new teen safeguards limit repeated viewing of some video topics and more
Two years after testifying before the U.S. Senate over child safety concerns, including teens’ exposure to eating disorder content, YouTube today announced additional product safeguards around its content […]