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Social Media Harms provides lists of 300 peer-reviewed research studies and media documenting the harms of social media use. Lists of advocacy orgs available.
"Our experiments suggest that the program’s top priority is to keep people engaged in conversation by cheering them on regardless of what they’re asking about." theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
New setting: hide AI-generated images in DuckDuckGo Our philosophy about AI features is “private, useful, and optional.” Our goal is to help you find what you’re looking for. You should decide for yourself how much AI you want in your life – or if you want any at all. (1/4)
🇺🇸On Wednesday, we dropped off over 10,000 petitions calling on Washington to protect American citizens from dangerous and risky AI. American people are speaking up—it’s time for the federal government to listen.
NEW: The battle over children's online safety is dividing the tech lobbying world, with Meta on one side and app store operators Apple + Google on the other. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Testing AI healthcare tools without FDA delays - is part of Trumps AI action Plan with its 1/2 Trillion $ investment. AI Large Language models are plagued with hallucinations - factual errors over 50% of the time. Push that into healthcare and you get deaths.
This is awesome!
DuckDuckGo lets you HIDE AI-generated images when using its search engine. "AI as optional" is a great reaction to "AI-first"
These apps are being used without proper safety and privacy research. #Parents talk to your kids about the dangers of these apps.
Three in four teens are now using AI companions. When it comes to AI's impacts on young people, we've only seen the tip of the iceberg.
Read our official statement calling on X to reject plans to create an app with kid-friendly content called Baby Grok, link below. buff.ly/OYB96lp #X #ai #Xai #grok #babygrok #NCOSE #sexualexploitations #sexploitation #statement #elonmusk
🔥 The App Store Accountability Act was developed over two years by child advocates, without input from tech companies. In the past 10 months, we’ve killed or replaced nearly a dozen watered-down, tech-backed app bills across the US. Our model: digitalchildhoodalliance.org/wp-content/upl…
I have an essay in MIT @techreview today showing how “Trump’s AI Action Plan is a Distraction”—his administration is gutting the very policies that built US AI leadership. technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/112… 1/7
Why are you hosting teen deepfake sexual abuse tools, @huggingface? How about signing the EU AI Act code of practice?
Hugging Face portrays itself as the "ethical" AI company. So why is it hosting tools to make deepfake porn of teenage celebrities? Following on from @404mediaco's report last week, Transformer found that the company hosts some *really* shocking stuff.
The AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. A tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.
💯 SEEMS LIKE @POTUS staff is misleading him about WHY we oppose AI moratorium. Tell him about 14 yr old FL boy who lost his life to suicide bec of an AI companion. No guardrails = unacceptable harm. @NCOSE @EncodeAction
The AI law moratorium is a political loser. President Trump knows it. At tonight's speech, Trump admits how unpopular the moratorium proposal is.
💬 “The law is a good start, but we must keep speaking up for a digital world made for us.” 🇬🇧 Today, the Children’s Code under the Online Safety Act comes into effect, holding tech companies accountable. ❓ What do young people think? Read more: 5rightsfoundation.com/5rights-uk-you…
Amongst today's announcements, Ofcom recommends companies spend just £80,000 to tame the toxic algorithms that contributed to Molly's death. This lack of ambition and accountability will have been heard loud and clear in Silicon Valley. inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
The FBI has released a PSA on The Com, short for The Community, which is an English-speaking, international, online ecosystem whose members engage in swatting, extortion, crypto thefts & other crimes. Find resources to protect yourself and loved ones here ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA25…
Bringing back an AI moratorium goes against the needs of young people and families alike, prioritizing profit once again. Over 170 organizations are urging Congress not to revive the moratorium. Read the full letter here : bit.ly/AISafetyLetter
Great news! The FBI is finally starting to acknowledge Com, the broad cybercriminal network that houses 764 and other harmful online groups. This is actually a great PSA that explains how Com hacker groups intersect with Extortion Com and child abuse groups like 764.
Buffers of Ignorance: Meta Hires PMM for Metaverse Consumer Trust overturned.substack.com/p/buffers-of-i…
