'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media
A newly released survey, conducted by the UK media regulator, indicates 22% of eight to 17 year olds lie that they are 18 or over on social media apps. This is despite the Online Safety Act (OSA) requiring platforms to beef-up age verification, a responsibility that will come into force in 2025.
Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.
Australia bans social media for children under 16
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Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 attracts mixed reaction
Australians reacted on Friday with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16 that the government says is world-leading, but which tech giants like TikTok argue could push young people to "darker corners of the internet".
Australia approves ban on children under 16 using social media
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws. We hear from Peter Malinauskas, Premier of South Australia and Bruce Daisley, an author and technology leader and former vice president of X (former Twitter).
Senators in Australia react to social media ban for children under 16
A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law.
Woman, 32, dead after jumping out of Uber on LIE in Queens Saturday
A 32-year-old woman was hit and killed on the Long Island Expressway in Queens after she apparently jumped out of a moving ...
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Richard England: ‘The Big Lie’ is a familiar foe for Israel
EIGHTY YEARS ago, the Nazis used “The Big Lie” to justify their brutal conquest of various European countries. Hitler and his ...
Kylie Kelce launches new "Not Gonna Lie" podcast: "I'm just as shocked as all of you"
Kylie Kelce has officially entered the podcast booth. The Pennsylvania native, wife of former Philadelphia Eagles center ...
Russian deserter who guarded nuclear weapons base says there were constant lie-detector tests
A Russian deserter who guarded nuclear weapons gave the BBC a rare glimpse into the paranoia and surveillance at a top-secret ...
An ethicist’s take: Is it OK to lie to an AI chatbot during a job interview?
Image via DALL-E via the prompt: "A person on a computer, interacting with a chatbot." If you’re secure in your job, you may ...
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The Mainstream Media’s Big Lie
I go into these issues in more detail in my book Rigged (it’s free), but the basic point should be clear. There is a widely repeated lie that inequality was driven by the natural workings of the ...
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LIE Closure Planned During Thanksgiving Week: Here's When, Where
Scheduled roadwork could delay Long Island drivers during the week of Thanksgiving. In the Town of Huntington, crews will ...