NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chris D’Elia is blasting the comedy world that he says deserted him. D’Elia, 45, accused fellow comedians of being “spineless” while reflecting on the fallout from the sexual misconduct allegations that derailed his career. In a recent conversation on the “Trying Not …
Read More »Durham University academic say deepfake law delay ‘frustrating’
Jason Arunn MurugesuNorth East and Cumbria Supplied Prof Clare McGlynn, of Durham University, said she was happy the law was due to come into force An academic involved in drafting the law against creating non-consensual intimate images has said it was “frustrating” how long the government took to enact it. …
Read More »Labour MPs anticipate ‘politically inept’ U-turn on social media ban | Politics News
Labour MPs expect a “politically inept” U-turn from the government on banning social media for under-16s amid Conservative plans to force a vote on the issue. Dozens of Labour MPs are pushing ministers to adopt an Australia-style ban, Sky News has been told. Politics Live: Sacked Tory defector Robert Jenrick …
Read More »Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy urged to quit Holyrood over friendship with sex offender
Getty Images Pam Duncan-Glancy has already announced her intention to stand down Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy has been urged to immediately quit Holyrood following a fresh report about her friendship with a convicted sex offender. Last month, the Glasgow politician announced she would not seek re-election in May after it …
Read More »Time to look at banning under-16s from social media, says Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has backed calls for a debate on banning under 16-year-olds from social media. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said the government had to “get the balance right” and “protect young people from the harm”. In December, Australia introduced a law requiring social media …
Read More »Residents describe ‘terrifying’ carnage after crane falls on moving train
Panisa AemochaBBC Thai, Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima Watch: BBC reports from site where crane collapsed on train in Thailand Residents in Thailand’s Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities. But on Wednesday, the …
Read More »Disney actor Matt Prokop mugshot released after child pornography charges
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Disney actor Matt Prokop’s mugshot has been released following his recent arrest in Texas on child pornography and assault-related charges, Fox News Digital can confirm. In the newly released booking photo from the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, Prokop stared ahead with …
Read More »Assault trial of former history teacher begins
The trial of a former history teacher charged with indecently assaulting six teenage girls at a Belfast grammar school in the 1970s has begun at Belfast Crown Court. William Lloyd-Lavery of Richmond Avenue in Lisburn is accused of nine counts of indecent assault and two further counts of gross indecency …
Read More »New York wants to regulate Roblox
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform that has often flown under the radar: Roblox. As progress in Congress has stagnated, states have become the primary drivers of internet reforms meant to protect kids, including age verification …
Read More »Starmer threatens to ‘control’ Grok if Elon Musk’s X keeps creating sexual images | Politics News
Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to “control” X’s AI chatbot Grok if Elon Musk’s social media platform continues to create sexual images of women and children. The prime minister told his MPs the actions of Grok and X are “absolutely disgusting and shameful”. “If X cannot control Grok, we will …
Read More »Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes. Grok, a tool on Musk’s X platform, allows users to generate images. In recent weeks however, it has been used to edit images of real people to show …
Read More »How app stores became the latest age verification battleground
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the action (and inaction) of lawmakers seeking to rein in tech platforms, follow Lauren Feiner. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. …
Read More »Conservatives pledge to ban social media for under-16s | Politics News
The Conservatives have said they would ban social media for children under the age of 16. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said her party would raise the “age of consent” to “protect children” from harmful content such as extreme pornography. Politics latest: Minister ‘very concerned’ by violence in Iran The policy …
Read More »Tories would ban under-16s from social media
Leila Nathoo,Political correspondentand Tabby Wilson Getty Images The Conservatives say they would ban under-16s from accessing social media platforms if they were in power, promising to follow the example of Australia, which was the first country to introduce the policy. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said if her party was in …
Read More »Former Disney actor Matt Prokop charged with child pornography possession
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former child actor Matt Prokop, known for his role in Disney’s “High School Musical 3,” has been arrested in Texas on multiple charges, including possession of child pornography, Fox News Digital has confirmed. The 35-year-old was taken into custody on Dec. 24 …
Read More »JD Vance agrees sexualised AI deepfakes ‘entirely unacceptable,’ Lammy says | Science, Climate & Tech News
David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes – such as those made using Elon Musk’s Grok – are “entirely unacceptable”. The deputy prime minister told The Guardian that Mr Vance expressed concern about how artificial intelligence was being used to create “hyper-pornographied …
Read More »Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s and Google’s app stores. The fact that it hasn’t happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley’s leadership: Tim …
Read More »Trial starts of man accused of inciting teens to harm themselves
A 21-year-old man has gone on trial in Hamburg, charged with committing multiple crimes online, including coercing a 13-year-old to die by suicide on the internet. The man, who used the pseudonym White Tiger, is believed to have been a prominent figure in a group of international cyber-criminals known as …
Read More »Grok AI image editing limited to paid subscribers after reports of deepfakes | Science, Climate & Tech News
Image editing on X’s Grok AI tool has been limited to paid subscribers, according to a message displayed by the chatbot. Users were able to upload a picture and ask Grok to alter the image, but the AI system now replies to requests with this message: “Image generation and editing …
Read More »The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing
The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video — depicting the moment an …
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