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Child abuse material ‘systemic’ on Elon Musk’s X amid Grok scandal, Australian online safety regulator warned

Exclusive: eSafety commission pointed to Musk’s promise that ‘removing child exploitation is priority #1’ in letter obtained by Guardian AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian online safety regulator warned Elon Musk’s X amid the Grok sexualised image generation scandal that it […]

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Elon Musk’s xAI sued for turning three girls’ real photos into AI CSAM

A tip from an anonymous Discord user led cops to find what may be the first confirmed Grok-generated child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) that Elon Musk’s xAI can’t easily dismiss as nonexistent. As recently as January, Musk denied that Grok generated any CSAM during a scandal in which xAI refused to update filters to block

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Weekly Review 13 March 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Is using AI to counsel schoolkids really a good idea? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/mar/03/schools-student-ai-counselor Anxiety around AI is making people sick: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4138046/people-are-getting-sick-of-ai-literally.html The impact of AI on teaching high school English: https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/mar/03/cheating-machine-or-powerful-assistant-the-ai-anxieties-of-a-trainee-teacher New Zealand is not prepared for the use of AI in electioneering: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/588398/ai-is-already-creeping-into-election-campaigns-nz-s-rules-aren-t-ready

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X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolificElon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda

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Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts

AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disastersLiverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk’s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters.The posts were generated when users asked the AI tool to make hateful posts about the

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AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows

Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checksAI chatbots are recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable social media users, putting them at increased risk of fraud, addiction and even suicide.Analysis of five AI products, owned by some of the

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Weekly Review 6 March 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI can find bugs in code, but not fix them: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ai_finding_bugs/ I think someone who uses AI to sit a course for them is missing the point of education: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2026/02/26/agentic-ai-can-complete-whole-courses-now Putting AI in charge of strategy is a bad idea-they are

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Elon Musk takes witness stand in trial over Twitter takeover

Twitter investors allege the billionaire publicly derided the social network to sink its stock price and buy it at a bargainElon Musk took the stand on Wednesday in a trial brought by Twitter investors, who allege the billionaire committed securities fraud as he was buying the social media company in 2022. The class-action lawsuit alleges

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X to ban users from earning revenue if they post unlabelled AI-generated war videos

Social media feeds have been flooded with fake battle scenes since start of Iran conflictElon Musk’s X will ban users from making money on the platform if they repeatedly post unlabelled AI-generated war videos, after social media feeds were flooded with fake battle scenes from the Iran conflict.The social media platform, which has about half

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Hundreds of UK teenagers to pilot social media bans and restrictions

Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone useHundreds of teenagers will be enlisted to trial social media bans in the coming months with overnight digital curfews and daily screen time limits also tested as part of Keir Starmer’s plan to crack down on the negative

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