Social media platforms must take action to prevent their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, and put in place robust age verification measures to protect them, Ofcom says. The regulator has published its draft codes of practice for child safety, which sets out how it expects online services to meet their new legal responsibilities … Read more
A staircase in Hawaii leading to a popular beauty spot is being demolished after tourists continued to use the steps that had been off-limits for more than 35 years. The Haiku Stairs, also known as the “Stairway to Heaven,” were built during World War II to provide pedestrian access across the island for the U.S. … Read more
British newspaper reports of a digitally altered photo of the royal family, in London on March 11, 2024. Credit – Rasid Necati Aslim – Anadolu/Getty Images aAs an academic who has spent the past 25 years developing techniques to detect photo tampering, I’m used to getting panicked calls from reporters trying to authenticate a breaking … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Some of the tech industry’s most prominent and powerful leaders will descend on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a Senate hearing focused on protecting children online. Most read from Bloomberg CEOs of Meta Platforms Inc., Congress has increasingly scrutinized social media platforms as mounting evidence suggests that overuse and the spread of harmful content … Read more