“A Brazilian law that seeks to shield minors from addictive, violent and pornographic online content took effect this week, with experts calling it a milestone in the protection of children and adolescents” (AP). #smle2026 #smc2027
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“That absence has amplified the voices of Iranian American social media creators, who are now explaining the nation’s complicated history and the conflicting desires of its citizens in succinct videos that are widely shared online” (AP). #smc2027 #smle2026 #smprofs
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Nvidia ‘inference inflection’ — “Once an #AI tool is trained, inference chips enable the technology to take what it has learned and produce responses …more efficiently than the processors that were used while the large language models were being built” (AP). #smc2027
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“The plaintiff, identified as KGM in documents or Kaley, as her lawyers have called her during the trial, says her early use of social media addicted her to the technology and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts” (AP). #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Social network X is bringing its private messaging service, dubbed X Chat, to a standalone app. The company …said the initial beta of the X Chat app was being made available to 1,000 users …” ( @TechCrunch ). #smc2027
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“Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy” (AP). #smc2027
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“The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said” ( @nytimes ). #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums” (AP). #smle2026 #smc2027
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“The French investigation into Elon Musk’s X illustrated a fundamental divide between European and American leaders about how to regulate social media — or whether to restrict it at all” (NYT). #law #se2026 #smc2027
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w...
“French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“Indonesia allowed Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to resume operations in the country on a conditional basis and under strict supervision, weeks after banning it for explicit sexual content” ( @AP ). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smc2027
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“New Mexico’s case is built on a state undercover investigation using proxy social media accounts and posing as kids to document sexual solicitations and the response from Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“The algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — powering the U.S. backend will be licensed from ByteDance and then retrained on U.S. user data” (AP). #smprofs #smle2026 #smc2027
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“The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX to form the new TikTok U.S. joint venture” (AP). #smprofs #smle2027 #smc2027
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“The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Under the draft legislation released by the EU’s executive commission, telecom equipment from so-called high risk suppliers in third countries would be phased out within three years” (AP). #tech #law #EU #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video” (AP). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“Australia’s social media ban for children under the age of 16 has grabbed global attention, and governments worldwide are considering implementing similar policies, with the U.K. seen as likely to be next” (CNBC). #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/18/u...
“YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way” (AP). #smle2026 #smc2027
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“The move came just days after Malaysia and Indonesia became the first countries to block access to Grok, as concerns grow that it is being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is preventing non-paying users from generating or editing images after a global backlash erupted over sexualized deepfakes of people, but the change has not satisfied authorities in Europe” (AP). #AI #law #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Five of those convicted were also banned from using the social media platform involved in the case, X, for six months” (NYTimes). #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
“A.I. bots can produce authoritative-sounding errors and misinformation, and some teachers are grappling with widespread A.I.-assisted student cheating” (NYT). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/t...
“Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain” ( @AP ). #tech #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms” (AP). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smc2027
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“As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea” (AP). #tech #smprofs #smc2027
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“TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States” (AP). #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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