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Pinterest layoffs today: 15% of jobs cut as social media giant is latest to cite shift to AI

Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - Nike isn’t the only household corporate name to announce significant layoffs this week. Just a day after the sporting goods giant announced layoffs, citing a further embrace of automation, social media giant Pinterest has announced it will cut jobs. The d…

#ai #digitaltransformation #social #genai #business #jobs #layoffs #technology #ads

Pinterest lays off hundreds, citing need for 'AI-proficient talent'

5 wks / reddit / /u/sfgate

Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI

5 wks / techxplore

Pinterest to lay off staff and shift resources to AI, company says

5 wks / mashable

Pinterest to Cut Roughly 15% of Staff in Shift to AI Focus

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Pinterest layoffs today: 15% of jobs cut as social media giant is latest to cite shift to AI

5 wks / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Pinterest is conducting a massive round of layoffs to prioritize 'AI-powered products and capabilities'

5 wks / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Pinterest (PINS) Stock: Layoffs Hit 15% of Staff in AI Restructuring

5 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Pinterest Cuts Up To 15% Jobs To Redirect Resources To AI

5 wks / slashdot / msmash

Pinterest laying off 15% of workforce in push toward AI roles and teams

5 wks / cnbc

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French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

go - French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15

#techpolicy #social #health #government #europe #law #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy #regulation

Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

5 wks / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

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French lawmakers vote to ban social media for under-15s

5 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

5 wks / techxplore

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EU investigates X for sexual AI images made by Grok

Mels Dees / techzine - The European Union has launched a formal investigation into social media platform X for possible violations of European legislation on illegal and harmful content. The investigation was prompted by public outrage after manipulated, sexually suggestive ima…


Child Safety and Legal Crackdowns

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

5 wks / wired / Maddy Varner, Manisha Krishnan

‘Among the worst we’ve seen’: report slams xAI’s Grok over child safety failures

5 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan


EU Probe: Oversight of Grok AI Failures

EU investigates X for sexual AI images made by Grok

5 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

EU launches DSA probe into X over Grok AI undressing fiasco

5 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

EU Investigates X Over Alleged Failures to Curb Illegal Grok AI Content

5 wks / decrypt / Vismaya V


Nonconsensual Nudification Trends

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores

5 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

What It’s Like to Get Undressed by Grok

5 wks / rollingstone / John Gruber


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On Friday, a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general published an open letter to xAI demanding it “immediately take all available additional steps to protect the public … especially the women and girls who are the overwhelming target.”

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The letter comes amid an international wave of regulator attention on Grok users creating intimate deepfake images of people without their consent, as well as sexualized images of children.

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

A recent report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate estimates that during an 11-day period starting on December 29, Grok’s account on X generated around 3 million photorealistic sexualized images, including around 23,000 sexualized images of child

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The open letter from attorneys general, which cited WIRED’s reporting, said that Grok’s ability to create nonconsensual sexual imagery has been used as a “selling point” by xAI. Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-st...

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun. At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/the-s

5 wks / bsky / @whodat35.bsky.social / whodat35.bsky.social

New from @regret.bsky.social and me: 35 state and territory AGs signed a letter demanding xAI remove all nonconsensual sexual images created by Grok and arguing that the company is treating them as a "selling point." www.wired.com/story/the-st..

5 wks / bsky / @manishakrishnan.bsky.social / manishakrishnan.bsky.social

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5 wks / bsky / @baileysam.bsky.social / baileysam.bsky.social

“Women are being asked to give up their bodies whenever they post a photo of themselves now.”

5 wks / bsky / @ultraviolet.bsky.social / ultraviolet.bsky.social

The EU has launched a new investigation into X to probe whether the Elon Musk-owned social media site properly assessed and mitigated risks stemming with its in-platform AI chatbot Grok.

5 wks / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18437 / 16 stories in 5 wks


Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children

Shannon Bond / npr - A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.

#techpolicy #meta #social #youtube #tiktok #law #contentmoderation #litigation #safety #california

TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/t...

5 wks / bsky / @jonathanvanian.bsky.social / jonathanvanian.bsky.social

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TikTok Settles Teen Mental-Health Lawsuit Before Trial

5 wks / wsj / Erin Mulvaney

TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward

5 wks / cnbc

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year

5 wks / cnbc

"Social media apps have long been accused of being harmful to children. Now those claims will come before a jury for the first time in a trial kicking off Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom." www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children

5 wks / npr / Shannon Bond

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

5 wks / go

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

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