With the two presidential candidates running neck-and-neck, this election has stakes beyond Brazil. The growing power of US big tech is also in the spotlight.
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Meta can’t beat its rivals on raw AI capability. With its new Muse agent, it doesn’t need to.
Meta has been forced to roll out new measures, but many can be easily circumvented.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues for slowing the pace of AI development globally. We must use this time to learn how to anticipate, and test for, future threats.
Australia’s laws don’t deal with all the ways local profits are shifted offshore. The ATO aims to close that gap.
The settlement calls for changes to Meta’s platforms but does not change the company’s surveillance-based business model
Unless forced to do so, big tech companies are unlikely to implement features that go against their business model.
It might seem quaint now but for many Facebook users, the introduction of this content algorithm felt like a violation of their privacy and trust.
The agreement could mark a turning point for public policies on social media precisely because it addresses the architecture of the platforms themselves.
A lawyer who worked on a class action against tobacco makers says the Meta deal mirrors the playbook of Big Tobacco – and will cost only a few days’ revenue.
An outright ban is legally risky. Here are some safer options.
Major changes for TikTok and YouTube could be about to follow.
Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.
A loss for Meta may force it to redesign Facebook and Instagram – and not just for US users.
While setting up new revenue streams for struggling newsrooms is a welcome move, the laws themselves are far from perfect.
Paying for engaging content is not the same as intending to fund extremism, but it creates a risk that harmful content will benefit.
It’s almost impossible to get an online complaint resolved. Enter the chatbot.
It isn’t obvious anymore whether someone is wearing a high-tech computer on their face.
Fact-checking only helps if it reaches people before they have made up their minds.
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
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