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Egypt plans to ban Roblox in a bid to curb kids' exposure to potentially harmful online material; the Middle East's most populous nation joins Qatar and Turkey
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (48+ words) Bloomberg: Egypt plans to ban Roblox in a bid to curb kids' exposure to potentially harmful online material; the Middle East's most populous nation joins Qatar and Turkey This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared…...
A critique of a large UK social media study that suggested measures like social media bans are unlikely to have an effect on teens' long term mental health
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (51+ words) Casey Newton / Platformer: A critique of a large UK social media study that suggested measures like social media bans are unlikely to have an effect on teens' long term mental health This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how…...
The UK launches a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from using social media, alongside restrictions on addictive app features like infinite scrolling
2+ week, 1+ day ago (48+ words) Kiran Stacey / The Guardian: The UK launches a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from using social media, alongside restrictions on addictive app features like infinite scrolling This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
Techmeme: Roblox expands mandatory age estimations for chat features to all regions using Persona's tech, after a rollout in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands (Jay Peters/The Verge)
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (69+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Jay Peters / The Verge: Roblox expands mandatory age estimations for chat features to all regions using Persona's tech, after a rollout in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands" " After a user's age has been verified, they'll be able…...
Reddit files a lawsuit against Australia over its social media ban for under-16s, saying the ban “infringes the implied freedom of political communication”
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Reuters: Reddit files a lawsuit against Australia over its social media ban for under-16s, saying the ban "infringes the implied freedom of political communication" " Message board website Reddit (RDDT.N) on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the High Court…...
Study: 15 TikTok accounts posting AI videos of sexualized underage girls have nearly 300K followers and 2M+ likes; TikTok says 14 accounts don't violate rules
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (72+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Clare Duffy / CNN: Study: 15 TikTok accounts posting AI videos of sexualized underage girls have nearly 300K followers and 2M+ likes; TikTok says 14 accounts don't violate rules" " TikTok AI" " AI-generated videos showing what appear to be underage girls in sexualized clothing…...
A group of state AGs sent a letter to Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others warning their chatbots' “delusional outputs” could be violating state laws
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (73+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Courtney Rozen / Reuters: A group of state AGs sent a letter to Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others warning their chatbots' "delusional outputs" could be violating state laws" " Microsoft, Meta, Google and Apple were among the 13 companies that…...
Australia's under-16 social media ban excludes Discord, GitHub, LEGO Play, Roblox, Steam, Google Classroom, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and YouTube Kids
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Bloomberg: Australia's under-16 social media ban excludes Discord, GitHub, LEGO Play, Roblox, Steam, Google Classroom, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and YouTube Kids" " Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok…...
Ofcom: UK porn traffic has now settled at a “lower level” since the start of age checks; VPN users rose to a peak of 1.4M in mid-August and now stand at 900K
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (78+ words) [Techmeme permalink] The Guardian: Ofcom: UK porn traffic has now settled at a "lower level" since the start of age checks; VPN users rose to a peak of 1.4M in mid-August and now stand at 900K" " Visitor numbers to UK's 10 most-visited services…...
Reddit is rolling out new safety features globally for all users under 18, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s taking effect on December 10
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (77+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Newley Purnell / Bloomberg: Reddit is rolling out new safety features globally for all users under 18, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s taking effect on December 10" " Reddit Inc. is launching new safety features globally for all under…...