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MediaPost: Meta Fails To Remove Sex Abuse Ads Featuring Real Children. “Last month, an investigation led by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that Meta had been running dozens of paid ads including explicit AI-generated CSAM material targeting users living in the U.S. and Europe. Some of the ads invited users to link to AI-powered undressing apps. According to Meta’s ad library, the […]

MediaPost: Meta Fails To Remove Sex Abuse Ads Featuring Real Children. “Last month, an investigation led by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that Meta had been running dozens of paid ads including explicit AI-generated CSAM material targeting users living in the U.S. and Europe. Some of the ads invited users to link to AI-powered undressing apps. According to Meta’s ad library, the […]

MediaPost: Meta Fails To Remove Sex Abuse Ads Featuring Real Children. “Last month, an investigation led by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that Meta had been running dozens of paid ads including explicit AI-generated CSAM material targeting users living in the U.S. and Europe. Some of the ads invited users to link to AI-powered undressing apps. According to Meta’s ad library, the […]

MediaPost: Meta Fails To Remove Sex Abuse Ads Featuring Real Children. “Last month, an investigation led by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that Meta had been running dozens of paid ads including explicit AI-generated CSAM material targeting users living in the U.S. and Europe. Some of the ads invited users to link to AI-powered undressing apps. According to Meta’s ad library, the […]

MediaPost: Meta Fails To Remove Sex Abuse Ads Featuring Real Children. “Last month, an investigation led by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that Meta had been running dozens of paid ads including explicit AI-generated CSAM material targeting users living in the U.S. and Europe. Some of the ads invited users to link to AI-powered undressing apps. According to Meta’s ad library, the […]

Irish Times: X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence. “The commission’s investigation, announced on Tuesday, is the first under its online safety code. Any social media platform found to be in violation of the code faces fines of up to the higher of 10 per cent of relevant annual turnover or €20 million. Under the regulator’s online […]

Irish Times: X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence. “The commission’s investigation, announced on Tuesday, is the first under its online safety code. Any social media platform found to be in violation of the code faces fines of up to the higher of 10 per cent of relevant annual turnover or €20 million. Under the regulator’s online […]

Irish Times: X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence. “The commission’s investigation, announced on Tuesday, is the first under its online safety code. Any social media platform found to be in violation of the code faces fines of up to the higher of 10 per cent of relevant annual turnover or €20 million. Under the regulator’s online […]

Irish Times: X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence. “The commission’s investigation, announced on Tuesday, is the first under its online safety code. Any social media platform found to be in violation of the code faces fines of up to the higher of 10 per cent of relevant annual turnover or €20 million. Under the regulator’s online […]

Irish Times: X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence. “The commission’s investigation, announced on Tuesday, is the first under its online safety code. Any social media platform found to be in violation of the code faces fines of up to the higher of 10 per cent of relevant annual turnover or €20 million. Under the regulator’s online […]

TechSpot: Roblox is cracking down on games that reward kids for doomscrolling. “After going viral and attracting around half a million concurrent players, the Roblox experience ‘Steal an Egg’ is now facing brand-new restrictions. The widely popular user-generated gaming platform is prohibiting younger players from accessing SAE and similar experiences because they are supposedly designed to […]

Daily Nous: After Experiment, Journal Decides to Prohibit AI-Authored Content. “Earlier this month, the journal Philosophy & Public Affairs published an article largely written by an AI. The article was described as an experiment by the philosopher who submitted it, Simon Goldstein (Hong Kong), and its publication was similarly described by the journal’s editor in chief, Jason Brennan […]

Reuters: US FTC probes YouTube over social media policies, Bloomberg News reports. “The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has been investigating whether YouTube violated consumer protection laws by suspending users’ accounts ​and is in the final stages of preparing a ‌potential lawsuit, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.”

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly courts will ban all smart eyeglasses starting next week. “Philly courtrooms are remaining friendly to the Luddites. At least with eyewear. The Philadelphia court system is implementing a ban on all forms of smart or AI-integrated eyewear, the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania announced this week.”

Don't give #Trump any ideas, #Putti!

#RussianParliament approves a bill punishing online searches for information deemed ‘#extremist’

Updated 6:47 AM EDT, July 25, 2025

MOSCOW (AP) — "The Russian parliament’s upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that punishes #OnlineSearches for information officially branded 'extremist,' the latest in a series of moves by authorities to tighten control of the internet.

The legislation makes what it describes as 'deliberately searching for and accessing extremist materials' online punishable by a fine of up to the equivalent of $64.

"The bill, which was endorsed by the lower house earlier this week, is now set to be signed into law by President Vladimir #Putin.

The official definition of extremist activity is extremely broad and includes opposition groups like the #AntiCorruptionFoundation, created by the late opposition leader #AlexeiNavalny, and the 'international #LGBT movement.'

"It’s not clear how authorities will track down violators.

"Officials and lawmakers said ordinary internet users won’t be affected and only those who methodically seek outlawed content will be targeted. They didn’t explain how authorities would differentiate between them.

"Russians widely use #VPN services for access to #BannedContent, but authorities have sought to tighten restrictions and close the loopholes. The state communications watchdog has increasingly used technology to analyze traffic and block specific VPN protocols.

"Russian authorities have ramped up their multipronged #crackdown on dissent after sending troops into #Ukraine in February 2022.

"Since then, online #censorship and prosecutions for social media posts and comments have soared.

"Multiple independent news outlets and rights groups have been shut down, labeled as 'foreign agents' or outlawed as 'undesirable.' Hundreds of #activists and critics of the #Kremlin have faced criminal charges."

#SilencingDissent #Russia #RussiaPol #RussiaFirst #SilencingJournalism #Authoritarianism #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism