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AI apps on Google Play have to limit distribution of inappropriate content, company says
No graphic content, nonconsensual deepfakes, or bad marketing.
Your mental health coach is ready to text you now
Don't want to see a therapist? A mental health coach might be for you.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Instagram teens now have the option to interact with only their 'close friends'
Instagram builds out its anti-harassment 'Limits' feature.
Meta and 'Call of Duty' publisher sued by Uvalde families in wrongful death suit
Suits like this don't typically yield success for plaintiffs.
White House calls on tech companies to help stop deepfakes
The White House laid out strategies for stopping image-based sexual abuse.
By Rebecca Ruiz
How do we navigate climate disinformation online?
From blatant greenwashing on TikTok to influencers spreading misinformation, it's tricky terrain.
Nearly 40% of web pages from 10 years ago are no longer accessible
Maybe the internet doesn't last forever?
Meta, Match Group, and more announce new anti-scam coalition
The new coalition will "help prevent and disrupt" financial scams.
No need to look up from your phone. Apple is trying to cure your motion sickness.
Phones may no longer be the enemy.
Apple adds new accessibility features across the senses, including eye tracking
More control for more people.
Google's accessible hands-free cursor is coming to Android
Gameface is going mobile.
What parents of tweens and teens need to know about BookTok
BookTok can be great for young readers, but some of the recommended content can be explicit and violent.
By Rebecca Ruiz
TikTok's AI-generated content is getting watermarked
TikTok joins industry-wide labeling initiatives to combat harmful content.
Loneliness isn't only a teen or adult problem. Little kids feel it, too.
Why screens may play a role in loneliness among young girls.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Microsoft to law enforcement: No using Azure OpenAI for facial recognition
Cops can't use its services to find suspects, body cams and phone footage included.
Tiny shapeshifting stickers detect post-surgery complications
These dissolvable devices ‘tag’ organs to monitor abnormal activity.
How 'blue comments' turned the TikTok algorithm into a protest tool
SEO for social justice?
How to stop students from making deepfakes of each other
Educators don't know how to handle fake nude or explicit imagery made by students.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Report finds that Big Tech's ad monitoring tools are failing miserably. X is the worst.
Watchdogs and users trudge through a swamp of confusing, limited ad tools.
This website offers uncensored, unfiltered sexual health education
In the age of Only Fans and porn bots, why can't brands share bodies, too?
Oura rings may get symptom-spotting upgrade
Symptom Radar: Not a diagnostic tool, maybe a detection tool.
This tactile sticker could help your mental health
Come for the eye-grabbing, finger-delighting fidget tool. Stay for the building blocks of mindfulness.
Stop scrolling so much. Try these rituals instead.
Want meaningful practices that help lower your screen time? Try creating some 'emodiversity.'
By Rebecca Ruiz
