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AI powers around a quarter of child image abuse cases

Artificial intelligence is heavily involved in the online sexual victimisation of Australian children, changing both how they are harmed and how they seek help.

AAP · Jul 7

Beloved California restaurant closes after 23 years. Owner says Meta is to blame for the collapse

He blames the tech giant for the restaurant's final chapter.

We Got This Covered · Jul 6

World Cup fan misses his connecting flight to Boston. Then his family launches a 10-day search across two countries

He was flying from the UK.

We Got This Covered · Jul 6

Meta bosses grilled over decision to cut ‘censorship’ that has potentially unleashed more antisemitic content

‘Over-enforcement poses significant risk to the communities that we try to protect,’ royal commission told

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6

Mitchell Robinson Finally Explains How He Broke Finger Ahead of NBA Finals After Leaving Knicks

The last few months have been an absolute whirlwind for ex-Knicks center Mitchell Robinson. A key big man off the bench for New York—and the team’s longest-tenu

Sports Illustrated · Jul 5

Big tech grilled over vile slurs unchecked on platforms

Social media giants have faced intense questioning over whether they're doing enough to stem the tide of online hate on their platforms.

AAP · Jul 5

Facebook take no action on AI-generated far-right ‘influence campaign’ after it was flagged a month ago

Tech giant has taken no action against far-right, AI-generated videos about Britain without any indication they are fake or created thousands of miles away, an investigation by Hebe Campbell reveals

The Independent UK · Jul 5

‘Tough pill to swallow’: LadBible boss on the traffic hit from Meta’s feed shake-up

Digital publishers struggle to reinvent business model after algorithm is changed in favour of promoting creator content

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5

Meta pushes child sexual abuse material on Instagram, finds BBC investigation

Videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) are being pushed by the Meta algorithm, and advertisements of child pornography are rampant on social media platforms, a BBC investigation has found. Most advertisements contained links to Telegram that reportedly contained sexually explicit content involving children.

Newslaundry · Jul 4

Mike Huckabee's False-Advertising-Related Case Against Meta Can Go Forward

From the June 23 decision in Huckabee v. Meta Platforms, Inc., by Third Circuit Judge Peter Phipps, joined by Judges… The post Mike Huckabee's False-Advertising-Related Case Against Meta Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 3