7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (468+ words) But these are ideological people, with some of the stupidest possible ideologies governing their actions. That's how you get a situation where the CDC produces a report on the efficacy of recent COVID vaccines, following commonly used methodology, only to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (800+ words) We've been covering Australia's under-16 social media ban since before it went into effect, first noting the confusion and obvious implementation problems as pretty much everyone realized it was a total mess, and then documenting how the ban was actively…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1880+ words) Laws prohibiting minors from accessing AI-powered chatbots like Chat GPT would violate the First Amendment. But that's not stopping lawmakers from trying. Banning minors from using chatbots is also bad policy. Last October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the state's…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1108+ words) If you agree with me that what RFK Jr. has done at HHS " particularly when it comes to altering vaccine schedules, approvals, research, and access " is bad well, you ain't seen nothing yet. So, back to vaccines. Kennedy has already…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (778+ words) At the time, I worried this was going to become a much bigger problem. That the fear of AI "cheating" would create a culture that actively punished good writing and pushed students toward mediocrity. I was hoping I'd be wrong…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1854+ words) We've been covering Australia's monumentally stupid social media ban for kids under 16 since before it went into effect. We noted how dumb the whole premise was, how the rollout was an immediate mess, how a gambling ad agency helped push…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1810+ words) This iteration of ACIP is a disaster. It is full of anti-vaxxers who have already altered the guidance on vaccines for COVID, Hep B, and childhood vaccines more generally. And this is all happening in the context of a measles…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (933+ words) That's a reasonable goal, especially at a time when many parents feel overwhelmed and nervous about how much time their kids spend on screens. But while the bill's press release contains soothing language, KOSMA doesn't actually give parents more control....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (323+ words) It's nearly the end of 2025, and'half of the US'and'the UK'now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch "sexual content." A'handful of states'and'Australia'now have various requirements to verify your age before you can create a social…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (758+ words) The push is part of a broader EU effort. The Commission is working on a harmonised "age-verification blueprint app," designed to let users prove they are old enough without revealing more personal data than necessary. The tool might become part…...