Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban
ft - First data released on impact of blocking access for children as other countries monitor progress
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Cake Wallet Adds Default Zcash Shielded Transactions for Privacy
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Cake Wallet now supports Zcash, adding it to its privacy-focused tools alongside Monero. Shielded Zcash transactions are enabled by default, ensuring enhanced privacy for all users. The integration of Zcash reflects the growing demand for privacy-pre…
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Ashley St. Clair Sues Elon Musk’s xAI Over Grok Sexual Images
Madlin Mekelburg / bloomberg - Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, sued the billionaire’s artificial intelligence company for harassment, accusing xAI’s Grok chatbot of generating sexually explicit images of her without her consent.
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Italy's Privacy Watchdog, Scourge of US Big Tech, Hit By Corruption Probe
BeauHD / slashdot - The powerful data privacy watchdog in Italy long known for aggressively policing U.S. and Chinese AI giants is under investigation for possible corruption and embezzlement. Reuters reports: Rome prosecutors are investigating the agency's president, Pasqua…
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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online
Adam Satariano,Paul Mozur,Sheera Frenkel / nytimes - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
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Elon Musk’s AI company finally blocks nude image generation following pressure from regulators
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - After days of abuse and investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, Elon Musk's chatbot Grok can no longer undress photos of real people—at least where it's illegal.The article Elon Musk’s AI company finally blocks nude image generation following pressu…
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