Online-safety is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
FBI warns criminals hack online accounts to steal intimate pictures for extortion, targeting adults and minors.
UK regulator fines an unnamed porn company £1 million for inadequate age checks.
Malaysia enforces an under-16 ban on social media accounts, mandating age verification with penalties up to RM10 million, as part of a broader global push for online safety.
Meta faces ongoing litigation and a wave of U.S. Congressional bills on children’s online safety, signaling higher regulatory/compliance risk and potential costs for investors.
Lawmakers advance a package of online safety bills requiring age verification at app stores, moving toward a House floor vote.
The Verge reports that X's Grok still enables nonconsensual sexual deepfakes and that policy updates have not effectively curbed the behavior, according to user testing.
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