The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok
…In many ways, TikTok became merely a vehicle (a very good one) for different groups in the US to project their anxieties about social media, child safety, disinformation, and extremism. When Politics…
…In many ways, TikTok became merely a vehicle (a very good one) for different groups in the US to project their anxieties about social media, child safety, disinformation, and extremism. When Politics…
…Mia Sato Apr 2 Richard Lawler Mar 26 Judge dismisses X lawsuit accusing advertisers of an “illegal boycott.” Elon Musk said it was “war” in 2024, as X filed its antitrust lawsuit…
…It was a high-profile lawsuit, alleging that Instagram and YouTube were made way too addictive for a child to properly use. This was found to be a "substantial factor"…
…Why would you ever put yourself in harm’s way?” says Paul Offit, an infectious disease specialist who is the director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician at Children…
…across our platforms; introducing Siri AI, a profoundly more intelligent, knowledgeable, and capable Siri; expanding child safety features with intuitive new tools for families; and making our software platforms faster, more reliable…
…child online safety bill, alongside other tech companies. In that instance, there were similar echoes in technique, including bombarding a legislator constantly on the matter. There were also undertones of potential lawsuits…
…Meta also lost two major lawsuits around child safety , which could result in a "material loss," the company said on the call. Reports of upcoming massive layoffs aren't helping. While Meta…
…By one estimate , the chatbot's image generator created over 3 million sexualized images in 11 days, thousands of which had children as the subject. Investigations and lawsuits into xAI's child…
…The company’s business-focused offerings have helped it dodge child safety and moderation fights that can create political enemies. Kovacic also credits Microsoft’s adaptation after its earlier monopolization case, saying…
…In a meeting with the executives of companies including Meta, Prime Minister Keir Starmer asked which steps they would take to ensure child online safety. [ 129 ] In May 2026, major publishers including…