ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat
bbc - Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.
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UK to tighten online safety laws to include AI chatbots
ft - Keir Starmer to warn tech companies that ‘no platform gets a free pass’ after deepfake scandal involving Grok
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Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
Mariella Moon / engadget - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and …
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Hollywood shaken by Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight video made with Chinese AI: ‘over for us’
scmp - A viral AI-generated video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting atop a building is causing a stir online.The 15-second video comes from the latest AI video-generation platform, Seedance 2.0. The platform was launched this week by its owner, ByteDance, the…
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Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy
Chris Stokel-Walker / fastcompany - Want to use Discord from next month? You’ll have to hand over a photo of your ID or a scan of your face to verify you’re of age. It’s part of a new process introduced by the chat app aimed at ensuring no one underage is using the platform. All new and exi…
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An AI agent just tried to shame a software engineer after he rejected its code
Mark Sullivan / fastcompany - Sign of the times: An AI agent autonomously wrote and published a personalized attack article against an open-source software maintainer after he rejected its code contribution. It might be the first documented case of an AI publicly shaming a person as r…
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US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed.
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OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Georgia Wells / wsj - Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
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Google's Personal Data Removal Tool Now Covers Government IDs
msmash / slashdot - Google on Tuesday expanded its "Results about you" tool to let users request the removal of Search results containing government-issued ID numbers -- including driver's licenses, passports and Social Security numbers -- adding to the tool's existing abili…
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Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet
Emma Roth / theverge - Discord is about to force some of the people who use its messaging app to make a choice: Use the platform with restricted features, or prove their age. It's a move that platforms have been slowly approaching, but Discord's teen-by-default rollout is a str…
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Discord announced on Monday that it's rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users' accounts to a "teen-appropriate" experience unless they demonstrate that they're adults. Users who a…
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Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 18936 / 24 stories in 25 days
Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman / wired - Plus: Apple’s Lockdown mode keeps the FBI out of a reporter’s phone, Elon Musk’s Starlink cuts off Russian forces, and more.
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Meta Challenges Sora With Standalone Vibes App
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is considering making its artificial intelligence-powered short-form video feed Vibes a standalone app, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Feb. 5). The company is testing an app and positioning it as a direct competitor to OpenAI’s Sora app, according to …
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Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
techxplore - Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 18710 / 14 stories in 4 wks
Elon Musk’s X offices stormed by cyber-crime police in France
news.com.au - Cyber-crime police have stormed Elon Musk’s offices in France over “deepfakes and holocaust denial”.
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What is Moltbook? Social network for AI agents attracts a lot of attention
Berry Zwets / techzine - A new online community called Moltbook has been the talk of the town this weekend. AI agents can post to and respond to one another on the social network, while humans simply watch. There is even talk of an early stage of singularity. What exactly is goin…
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Indonesia conditionally lifts ban on xAI’s Grok chatbot
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has conditionally lifted its ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok after X sent a letter outlining concrete steps for service improvements and the prevention of misuse. The decision follows bans imposed by Sou…
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A Reddit-like social network for AI agents is getting weird, and memecoin traders are cashing in
Aoyon Ashraf / coindesk - Moltbook’s viral posts and strange user behavior memecoins, including MOLT soaring more than 7,000%.
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TikTok’s US Handover Spirals Into Chaos
Chris Hauk / idropnews - TikTok’s transition to US ownership hits a crisis as server outages, censorship claims over a Minneapolis shooting, and a Gavin Newsom probe drive users to UpScrolled.Read More...
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Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month
Emma Roth / theverge - Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the country's "failed" online safety regulations, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The site's owner, Aylo, says it will block users who haven't already verified…
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