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22.06.26 - 11:03
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UK Government Plans To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Content To ′Fight Disinformation′ (ZeroHedge)
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UK Government Plans To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Content To 'Fight Disinformation'
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
The UK government, under the apparently outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is advancing proposals that would require platforms like Facebook, YouTube and others to make BBC and other public service broadcaster content more prominent in users' feeds.
Officials frame the move as essential to combat 'disinformation,' citing Ofcom data that social media serves as the main news source for 51% of adults and 75% of 16- to 24-year-olds.
Yes, they want to turn social media into a literal Ministry of Truth.
Under plans to further restrict private media firms, news from public service broadcasters would be given priority to fight "disinformation".
The proposals will set Sir Keir Starmer on a collision course with tech giants already frustrated by his under-16s social media ban … pic.twitter.com/uOw4Tb9Ybq
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 20, 2...
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21.06.26 - 16:48
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UK to Ban Social Media for Under-16s Starting Next Year (Bloomberg)
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Big tech companies design their products to maximize user attention, often without regard to whether the content is beneficial, especially for children. Beeban Kidron, author of 'Users,' joins Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini the need for government intervention to regulate product design, parental responsibility in managing usage, and consumer awareness to make informed choices in the attention economy. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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21.06.26 - 08:06
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Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media (The Guardian)
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Investigation finds AI content that purports to show genuine customers, prompting calls for greater transparencyBrands promoting their products online are quietly deploying AI-generated influencers on social media, an investigation has found, prompting calls for greater transparency.The findings suggest companies are increasingly turning to AI-generated content that purports to show genuine customer experiences while giving no obvious indication that the people featured are not real. Continue reading......
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19.06.26 - 17:54
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Appeals Court Allows Ohio To Restrict Children′s Use Of Social Media (ZeroHedge)
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Appeals Court Allows Ohio To Restrict Children's Use Of Social Media
Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Ohio to enforce a law requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent before permitting children under 16 to access their platforms.
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone on Dec. 9, 2025. Hollie Adams/Reuters
The law, known as the Social Media Parental Notification Act, was passed by the state's legislature in 2023 and took effect in January 2024. NetChoice - a trade group representing TikTok, Meta, and other major tech companies - later filed a lawsuit, alleging that the law was unconstitutional.
In April, U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley ruled in NetChoice's favor and permanently blocked Ohio from enforcing the law. The state subsequently appealed the ruling.
In a 2-1 decision on June 18, a panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rever...
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19.06.26 - 15:36
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The UK′s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz (The Guardian)
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Age verification means that the sector's biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerfulThis week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prove that they're over the age of 16.The prime minister, Keir Starmer, called the policy “a line in the sand”. “Tech giants had their chance and failed,” he said, “but we're stepping in to protect children, back parents and set a new normal for future generations.” All internet users, especially children, should be protected from exploitative systems online, but this new law will only foster more harm and help the largest and most powerful tech companies consolidate power and influence over everyone's lives.Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the bestselling book Extremely Onlin...
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