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‘My social life completely plummeted’: gen Z is fighting back against big tech

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From apps that block distractions to stripped-down phones, young people are finding ways to unplug from platforms they say profit from their attentionNelissa Moukoudi, 19, a university student in Canada, noticed a shift once she joined Instagram and TikTok.“My social life completely plummeted and it felt like my life was only [using] social media and

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UK watchdogs urged to tackle suicide social media content after death of girl, 14

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Adriana Retyte took her own life after viewing ‘high-risk’ material on the video-sharing platform TikTokA 14-year-old schoolgirl’s death after TikTok served her suicide content has prompted renewed calls for UK watchdogs to crack down on “toxic” social media feeds.Adriana Retyte, a pupil at Langley school in Norfolk, took her own life after she viewed videos

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Who owns ‘brain rot’?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme

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Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging thatOne of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity ends and artificial intelligence begins.Tung Tung

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‘We’re not going to go away’: the mom fighting for social media reform after her son’s suicide

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A new documentary follows Kristin Bride as she takes on Congress after the death of her 16-year-old son who was cyberbulliedAt this point in time, going anywhere without your smartphone feels almost like leaving behind a limb. Whether it’s for directions, distraction or the discourse on social media, our phones have become both a necessity

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‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court

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Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street and attracting litter, gulls and ratsPeople living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok.On busy days, the queue for Fabel Friet on Runstraat

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AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules

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Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark Japanese verdict to protect publicity rightsA court in Japan has ruled that the human voice has legal protection after a landmark case involving a well-known actor and a TikTok account that he claimed had cloned his “lustrous” baritone voice in its AI-generated videos.Tokyo district court said

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TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

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UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage usersTikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.The video app was

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US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests

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Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communitiesSchools and law enforcement authorities in the US are issuing warnings against a viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend in which disturbing or AI-generated versions of the Dr Seuss character are used to threaten students, schools and communities.The

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Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time

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Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselvesEarlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, saw a photo of herself she didn’t recognize on Instagram. In a sponsored ad, Schuman, who has more than 500,000 Instagram followers, is holding up a vial

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Auntie v influencers: why YouTubers are ready for battle with the BBC

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Content creators are fighting proposal to boost traditional broadcasters in video platforms’ all-powerful algorithmsThe millions who subscribe to the content creator Simon Squibb’s social media channels are usually delivered tips and hacks on how to turn their dream business idea into reality. But they were recently presented with something completely different.In an Instagram post entitled

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