YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some controversial topics
These controversial topics include self-harm, abortion, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse.
Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs
Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.
Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe
The California Attorney General has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI after its chatbot Grok began generating nonconsensual sexual images of real women and even children.
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public
Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.
YouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts
Parents will be able to toggle the Shorts time limit on connected children’s accounts.
Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff
Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company’s VR and metaverse products.
Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.
Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power
Two smaller companies, Oklo and TerraPower, along with Vistra, a large energy company, just signed agreements with Meta.
X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire
Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized images of women…