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France Targets Australia-Style Social Media Ban For Children Next Year

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: France intends to follow Australia and ban social media platforms for children from the start of the 2026 academic year. A draft bill preventing under-15s from using social media will be submitted for…

Editor: As a parent, to be fully honest, I'm heartened by these moves - people and governments asserting themselves is not a bad thing. That being said - there's performative eassertion for the sake of hearing one's voice heard, and then there's assertion in favour of all the entrenched players...


Big tech faces child safety and privacy probes

TikTok says new 'wellness' features can help build healthy habits. Should we be using apps for that? | 'Just another data collection mechanism,' says researcher

2 months / reddit / /u/Hrmbee

DOJ Reaffirms Disney’s $10M Payment To Settle Privacy Allegations Over Labelling Of Children’s Videos On YouTube

2 months / reddit / /u/TylerFortier_Photo

Meta is sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children

2 months / reddit / /u/BadgerInevitable3966


French crackdown on kids' social media use

Reports: France Plans to Ban Social Media Access for Children - Conflingo

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France to follow Australia with social media ban for under-15s - NewsBytes

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France reportedly planning to ban children under 15 from social media starting 2026 - AOL.com

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Another country set to follow Australia on social media ban - dailytelegraph.com.au

2 months / dailytelegraph

France plans social media ban for children under 15

2 months / news.com.au

France Targets Australia-Style Social Media Ban For Children Next Year

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

France plans ban on social media for under-15s - Hum News English

2 months / humenglish

France plans social media ban for children under 15

2 months / techxplore

France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year | Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube

2 months / reddit / /u/Hrmbee

France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026

2 months / reddit / /u/RuseOwl

France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year

2 months / ycombinator


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France weighs social media ban for under 15s

2 months / semafor / Prashant Rao

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China Demands Netherlands 'Correct Mistakes' Over Seized Chipmaker as Auto Supply Crunch Deepens

msmash / slashdot - China's Commerce Ministry on Wednesday demanded that the Netherlands "immediately correct its mistakes" over chipmaker Nexperia, escalating a standoff that has disrupted global semiconductor supply chains and triggered warnings from automakers about compo…

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China Demands Netherlands 'Correct Mistakes' Over Seized Chipmaker as Auto Supply Crunch Deepens

2 months / slashdot / msmash

China warns the Netherlands to ‘immediately correct its mistakes’ over Nexperia saga that has disrupted auto production — chip shipments remain suspended, auto industry suffering from undersupply

2 months / tomshardware

China accuses Netherlands of making 'mistakes' over chipmaker Nexperia

2 months / cnbc

China calls on Netherlands to correct ‘mistake’ over chipmaker Nexperia - Al Jazeera

2 months / aljazeera

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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

U.S. authorities are drafting new export rules requiring government approval for certain AI accelerators before overseas sales, aiming to limit adversaries’ access to advanced chips. The Commerce Department confirmed a tough approach that stops short of prior proposals but signals significant restrictions, forcing vendors and customers to navigate fresh geopolitical red tape. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


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