TikTok now rewards teenagers for logging off at night

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - TikTok has launched new digital well-being features and usage badges to improve user mental health and engagement with screen time management tools. The social media platform introduced a redesigned screen time management page. This page features an affir…

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TikTok wants to help you spot AI on the platform, filter it out

mashable - TikTok is testing a feature to control how much AI-generated content users see on the platform.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 16096 / 8 stories in 3 months

Roblox begins asking tens of millions of children to verify their age with a selfie

engadget - Roblox is starting to roll out the mandatory age checks that will require all of its users to submit an ID or scan their face in order to access the platform's chat features. The updated policy, which the company announced earlier this year, will be enfor…

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X Rolls Out Encrypted ‘Chat’ to Replace DMs, But Admits Critical Security Flaws

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - X is replacing DMs with 'Chat,' adding video calls and end-to-end encryption. But the platform admits it has major security holes, leaving users vulnerable.The post X Rolls Out Encrypted ‘Chat’ to Replace DMs, But Admits Critical Security Flaws appeared f…

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 16029 / 5 stories in 3 months

European Union Plans To Water Down AI And Data Privacy Rules Amid US Pressure?

Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - The EU is considering rolling back parts of the GDPR, AI Act, and ePrivacy rules under its Digital Omnibus reforms. Critics warn the changes could weaken privacy protections, expand Big Tech’s access to data, and reduce user control across Europe.The post…

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Firefox Wants to Challenge AI Browsers With Privacy-First ‘AI Window’

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Mozilla has announced 'AI Window' for Firefox, an opt-in assistant focused on user choice and privacy, directly challenging AI-native browsers from OpenAI, Perplexity and Microsoft.The post Firefox Wants to Challenge AI Browsers With Privacy-First ‘AI Win…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 15945 / 6 stories in 3 months

Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google is reversing a controversial Android security policy after backlash, introducing a new 'advanced flow' to allow experienced users to install unverified apps.The post Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash appeared first on …

Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:21 am / permalink 15916 / 10 stories in 3 months

Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine are licensing their voices to AI

techspot - Actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine are partnering with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their voices. The collaboration lets both actors explore new ways to share stories while giving creators and companies controll…

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Wikipedia Asks AI Companies to Stop Scraping Data and to Start Paying Up

Imad Khan / cnet - The free internet encyclopedia is the seventh-most visited website in the world, and it wants to stay that way.

Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 15852 / 7 stories in 3 months

“Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google faces backlash for marketing its new AI tool, Opal, for creating 'scalable' content, a practice that appears to violate its own anti-spam search policies.The post “Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire appeared first on WinB…

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Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15

mashable - Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15

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Apple TV outage hits launch of Vince Gilligan's 'Pluribus'

appleinsider - The premiere of Vince Gilligan's drama "Pluribus" on Apple TV on Thursday was unfortunately hit by an outage of Apple's servers, shortly after the first two episodes debuted.Apple TV show "Pluribus"Pluribus is the highly anticipated return of Vince Gillig…

Back to Top / Saturday, November 8, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 15800 / 4 stories in 3 months

FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - The FBI is attempting to track down the identity of the owner of Archive.today and its numerous mirrors, like Archive.is and Archive.ph. As reported by 404 Media, the FBI subpoena, which was posted on the official Archive.today X account, was sent to web …

Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15736 / 5 stories in 4 months

Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says

engadget - Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind scam ads on Meta's platform, and raises fresh questions a…

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MPA orders Meta to stop using “PG-13” label on Instagram teen accounts

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent a cease and desist order to Meta, demanding that Instagram stop using the “PG-13” movie rating to describe the content standards for its teen-focused accounts. The trade group, which is responsible for the U.S…

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The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

Matt Tate / engadget - The Motion Picture Association doesn’t share Meta’s view that the content people under the age of 18 might encounter on an Instagram Teen Account is comparable to what you might find in a PG-13 movie. The MPA has reportedly hit Mark Zuckerberg’s company w…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 15702 / 6 stories in 4 months

Discord now lets parents control who contacts their teens, but messages stay private

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Discord is expanding the safety controls parents and guardians have access to in its Family Center, including increased visibility of their teens’ activity, allowing guardians to control sensitive content filtering and data privacy settings, and giving th…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 15701 / 4 stories in 4 months

Facebook now lets private groups go public without exposing past posts

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta announced an update to Facebook Groups on Monday, enabling administrators to convert private groups to public status without exposing past private posts or member lists. This change addresses the need for groups to expand reach while preserving exist…

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