News & Articles By Laura Harris
08/14/2025
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By Laura Harris
Elon Musk’s AI bot Grok briefly suspended from X after Gaza genocide comments
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok was briefly suspended from platform X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 11 after stating that Israel and the U.S. are committing genocide in Gaza, citing ICJ rulings, UN experts and human rights reports. Upon reinstatement, Grok gave varying reasons for the suspension, including mass reporting, controversial U.S. crime statistics and system […]
08/07/2025
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By Laura Harris
Meta loses landmark privacy trial over Flo App data sharing
A federal jury ruled that Meta unlawfully eavesdropped on users of the Flo period-tracking app, violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The lawsuit, filed in 2021 by eight women, alleged Flo shared highly sensitive user data, including health and reproductive details, with Meta and others without their consent. Meta admitted Flo used Facebook’s Software […]
08/04/2025
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By Laura Harris
Spotify rolls out facial recognition age checks, threatens account deletion for noncompliance
Spotify is requiring U.K. users to complete an age verification process via the Yoti app, using facial recognition and ID checks or risk account deletion within 90 days. The move follows the full implementation of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which mandates strict age checks on platforms hosting adult or harmful content, with heavy penalties […]
08/03/2025
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By Laura Harris
Australian Senate rejects age verification for search engine users in surprise bipartisan push
Australia’s Senate passed a motion to halt proposed mandatory age verification for search engine users, citing serious privacy concerns. The motion, led by UAP Senator Ralph Babet, drew rare bipartisan support from parties across the political spectrum, except Labor. Babet warned that the proposed verification methods, such as ID checks, facial recognition and data tracking, […]
08/03/2025
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By Laura Harris
Sam Altman pitches world ID to bankers as AI threatens traditional identity systems
At a U.S. Federal Reserve conference, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promoted his iris-scanning digital ID system, World ID, as essential to combating AI-driven fraud in banking and finance. Altman warned that AI has already rendered voice, face and other biometric authentication methods ineffective, urging immediate adoption of new identity technologies. Developed by Altman’s company Tools […]
08/02/2025
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By Laura Harris
Early smartphone use linked to sharp mental health declines in young women, global study finds
Nearly half of young women who received smartphones at age five or six now report suicidal thoughts, compared to just 26 percent of those who got their phones at age 13 or later. Similar but smaller effects were observed in young men. Mental health scores dropped sharply with earlier phone ownership, scoring just one point […]
07/30/2025
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By Laura Harris
NetChoice asks Supreme Court to halt Mississippi law limiting minors’ access to social media
NetChoice, a trade group representing major tech companies like Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on July 23 to block Mississippi’s House Bill 1126, a law restricting minors’ access to social media. The law, which took effect July 1, requires minors to obtain parental consent to use social […]
07/26/2025
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By Laura Harris
U.K. to ban ransomware payments by public sector and critical infrastructure operators
The U.K. government is advancing plans to ban ransomware payments across the public sector and critical national infrastructure, such as the NHS, local councils and energy providers, expanding an existing ban on government departments. Despite a 35 percent decline in ransomware attacks in 2024, the National Cyber Security Centre warns the threat remains serious, citing […]
07/26/2025
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By Laura Harris
Trump signs order banning “woke AI,” mandates ideological neutrality in federal tech use
President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting federal agencies from using generative AI models that don’t meet standards for “truthfulness and ideological neutrality,” rejecting models aligned with DEI or progressive ideologies. The order mandates that federal AI tools must prioritize historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, objectivity and acknowledge uncertainty when appropriate. Contracts must now include […]
07/25/2025
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By Laura Harris
Valve removes over 100 adult games on Steam due to pressure from Visa and Mastercard
Valve has quietly removed over 100 adult-only games from Steam following warnings from payment processors Visa and Mastercard, citing violations of their “rules and standards.” The removals were not prompted by any new legislation or platform policy but were carried out silently, with no public list or clear explanation of what content triggered the purge. […]
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