AI tools can quietly shift your opinions when they “clean up” your social media posts, study finds

A new study found AI tools consistently nudge social media posts toward one side of a debate, even when told to preserve the meaning.

I spend hours on YouTube Shorts, and these are the features I now can’t live without

I use YouTube Shorts more than I’d like to admit, and these new features have genuinely changed the way I watch. Chances are, you’ll appreciate them too.

India orders Meta to remove Instagram ads promoting child abuse material
India orders Meta to remove Instagram ads promoting child abuse material

India’s IT ministry has ordered Meta to immediately disable all Instagram advertisements and content promoting child sexual exploitation and abuse material, according to The Week. The company has seven days to explain how the ads were approved and to d…

UK parents warned against posting children’s photos publicly as AI abuse imagery surges
UK parents warned against posting children’s photos publicly as AI abuse imagery surges

Parents should stop publicly posting images of their children online because of the growth of AI-generated abuse imagery, the UK’s National Crime Agency has warned. The agency issued the advice alongside the Internet Watch Foundation, the charity respo…

Australia’s child social media ban is failing, and the Senate just delayed the fix
Australia’s child social media ban is failing, and the Senate just delayed the fix

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday condemned senators who blocked amendments to the country’s world-first social media ban for children, warning that the delay would give tech platforms time to destroy documents that could be used as …

As AI turbocharges digital abuse, UK agencies urge parents to limit who sees kids’ photos online

The UK’s NCA and IWF are urging parents to tighten social media privacy settings as AI tools make it easier to turn ordinary images into abuse material.

Google Maps could soon order food for you using Gemini

Google Maps is reportedly developing a Gemini-powered feature that could let users discover restaurants and place food orders without leaving the app.

Most Americans want kids off social media before 16, new survey shows

A new Pew Research Center survey has found that 56 percent of Americans support banning social media for anyone under 16, with support crossing party lines and age groups.

Meta under scrutiny after Instagram approved child abuse advertisements in India

Instagram approved and displayed advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material in India before removing them following an investigation.

WhatsApp pausing usernames for hundreds of millions of users over fraud fears

WhatsApp’s username feature has run into trouble in India, where officials are concerned about impersonation fraud and fake accounts.