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Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16

Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16 The regulation also imposes new safety expectations on 'AI chatbot services.' Canada is joining Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia, in banning teenagers from using social media. The Safe Social Media Act introduced by Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, bans children under the age of 16 from having a social media account and introduces new regulatory expectations for social media services and AI platforms.

US charges suspected Russian hacker with facilitating cyber campaign

US charges suspected Russian hacker with facilitating cyber campaign BOSTON, June 10 : A suspected Russian hacker is now in U.S. custody following his arrest in Thailand last year and has been charged with facilitating a campaign of cyberattacks carried out by a Russia-aligned group that victimized numerous U.S. companies. Denis Obrezko, 36, made his initial appearance in federal court in Boston on Tuesday in connection with a case that U.S. authorities alleged concerned a large-scale cyber...

OpenAI says China launched influence campaign to shape US attitudes on AI data centers

China was likely behind an online influence operation to sway U.S. perceptions of artificial intelligence technology and reshape the debate in Washington around the infrastructure needed to support it, according to research from OpenAI published Wednesday. OpenAI said it caught the influence campaign because China-backed operatives were using ChatGPT to create content for the social media campaign. The report’s findings are likely to further fuel claims made by Republicans and...

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