… On the AI Impact Summit’s child safety panel, Chris Lehane of OpenAI said , “This is not social media and we should not make the classic mistake of fighting the last war with the next war.” But a lot of the harms for children are similar — exposure to inappropriate content, misinformation, privacy … …
… Australia recently became the first country to ban social media use for children under 16, a landmark policy aimed at protecting kids from mental health risks, cyberbullying, and harmful or addictive content. …
… As a new child safety law comes into effect in Brazil from March, requiring platforms providing gambling, pornography, and other such content to verify ages, users are learning to circumvent the tech, Simone Lahorgue Nunes, founding partner at law firm Lahorgue Advogadas Associadas in Rio de Janeir… …
… As geopolitical risks rise, Chinese companies may be seen as more stable alternatives, particularly if the conflict persists. …