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The lawsuit alleges that a user uploaded non-sexual images of adults and minors to Grok in order to generate sexually explicit deepfakes of them.
Ofcom says age-checking systems used by some social media companies may not reliably identify child users.
The move follows an announcement by the UK Government last month that it would be banning under-16s from social media entirely.
A LinkedIn vice president said removals of “hateful or derogatory” content more than quadrupled across the platform between 2023 and 2025.
Critics call the measure ‘Chat Control’ and warn it could normalize mass surveillance, while supporters say it is needed to detect child sexual abuse material.
The anti-Semitism royal commission questioned YouTube about a video suggesting that Arsen Ostrovsky, who survived the massacre, was a ‘crisis actor.’
Meta alleged that ’social media addiction' is not a legitimate psychiatric diagnosis.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), passed in a 267–117 vote with support from both Democrats and Republicans.
The counsel for the Royal Commission investigating the Bondi terror attack says its had limited cooperation from X, Telegram, Reddit, and Liberty Social.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner will have expanded powers to investigate Big Tech companies.
Anthony Albanese’s remarks come a day after a study found that 85 percent of Australian teens were still using social media months after the ban was instituted.
A study in the British Medical Journal found little evidence of ‘immediate substantive reductions’ in social media use among under-16s.
The Pacific nation’s stance is the latest in a global movement to ban social media from the hands of children.
The ruling followed a challenge by Czech operators WebGroup Czech Republic and NKL Associates to France’s age-check law.
A state lawsuit alleged that TikTok uses addictive features that harm young users and deceives parents about the risks.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the restrictions will ‘go further than any other country,’ covering a wider range of online services.
The UK’s prime minister said that if Big Tech does not introduce the controls themselves, the government in London will enact laws to compel them.
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, argues news outlets are being protected from real market pressures.
The underdog Republican is staying in the public eye with his viral film-like artificial intelligence videos and his debate performance.
‘Systemic non-compliance needs to be proven in court with solid evidence and complex legal proceedings,’ said Australia’s eSafety Commissioner.
