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Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC

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Social media companies slammed for 'woefully inadequate' data collection safeguards: FTC

Social media companies collect, share and process vast amounts of information about their users with little transparency or control, including how it is used by systems that incorporate artificial intelligence, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Thursday. The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch and others manage … Read more

Snapchat reserves the right to place AI-generated images of users’ faces in “My Selfie” ads.

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Snapchat reserves the right to place AI-generated images of users' faces in "My Selfie" ads.

Snapchat reserves the right to place photos of its users’ faces in ads as part of the terms of service for its My Selfie tool, which allows people and their friends to create AI-generated images that are trained on selfies theirs. “My Selfie is used to power generative AI, Cameos, and other Snapchat experiences that … Read more

TikTok under fire at appeals court as judges consider challenge to sell-or-ban bill

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TikTok under fire at appeals court as judges consider challenge to sell-or-ban bill

TikTok faced pointed questions from a US appeals court on Monday as the company tries to block a law that would force China-based ByteDance to sell the video-sharing app by January 19 or face a ban total. A lawyer for TikTok argued before a three-judge panel that the law, signed by President Joe Biden in … Read more

Exclusive | Parents pressure Apple to improve App Store security for kids ahead of iPhone 16 launch

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Exclusive | Parents pressure Apple to improve App Store security for kids ahead of iPhone 16 launch

As Apple unveils its AI-powered iPhone, concerned parents and Internet safety advocates are calling for CEO Tim Cook to step up efforts to protect children from dangerous content in the App Store, The Post has learned. In a petition organized by the advocacy groups ParentsTogether and the Heat Initiative, more than 7,800 parents, guardians and … Read more

Shares of Trump Media rise more than 7% after poll shows former president beating Harris

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Shares of Trump Media rise more than 7% after poll shows former president beating Harris

The latest poll showing former President Donald Trump ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris is good news for his media company’s stock price. Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, rose more than 7% during Monday’s trading session on Wall Street before retreating somewhat later … Read more

US claims white supremacists tried to use Telegram to fuel race war, slamming Senator

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US claims white supremacists tried to use Telegram to fuel race war, slamming Senator

WASHINGTON – US prosecutors have filed criminal charges against two alleged leaders of a white supremacist gang, saying they used the social media site Telegram to solicit attacks on people of color, Jews, LGBTQ people and immigrants in order to incite a war. racial. The group, dubbed the “Terrorgram Collective,” used the site to celebrate … Read more