The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group challenging the legislation in court.
Read More Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp.
Read More Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram
The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again — and this time it is humanity’s shared reality and control of our likeness before and after death.
Read More Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers
ICE agents were involved in a shooting in Southern California on Thursday after a driver allegedly attempted to run federal immigration agents over.
Read More Calif: 24-year-old man shot after attempting to ram ICE agents with his vehicle
A Mexican national illegally residing in the United States faces federal charges after a violent confrontation in South Los Angeles, where the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California says he rammed law enforcement vehicles during an immigration arrest — resulting in injuries to both himself and a Deputy U.S. Marshal.
Read More Calif: Gunfire erupts in South L.A. as federal agents confront Mexican illegal alien known for his anti-ICE TikTok videos
Instagram will limit what users under 18 can see on the platform in the latest step by its parent Meta to address criticism that it has not done enough to protect teenagers online.
Read More Meta tightens teen safeguards on Instagram with PG-13-style content filters