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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills restricting "addictive" social media features for under-16s and limiting minors' interactions with chatbots CalMatters
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How Amazon's Zoox, which has ~100 AVs in its fleet, is utilizing social media influencers, community events, and ad campaigns to compete with Waymo in SF New York Times

Colin Lecher / CalMatters ·

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills restricting "addictive" social media features for under-16s and limiting minors' interactions with chatbots

IN SUMMARY Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children online. Keeping up with your California representatives felt impossible before.

Emmy Martin / New York Times ·

How Amazon's Zoox, which has ~100 AVs in its fleet, is utilizing social media influencers, community events, and ad campaigns to compete with Waymo in SF

The Amazon-owned driverless car company is a distant second to Waymo. Its pitch to riders? Wine pop-ups, festival sponsorships and a car built to be filmed.

Clare Armstrong / ABC ·

Australia proposes a "My Feed, My Way" initiative requiring social platforms to send users a notification asking them to opt in or out of algorithmic content

In short:

Thom Waite / Dazed ·

Rockstar executives discuss GTA VI, including interactive systems that let in-game player habits like diet alter characters' appearance and in-game social media

The pressure on Grand Theft Auto VI to deliver the holy grail of gaming is enormous - we talk to Rockstar's epic team of creative talents to uncover its secrets

Bloomberg ·

Meta and state AGs have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of the social media addiction lawsuit, which is currently in its second week of trial

Meta Platforms Inc. and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing …

Kai Nicol-Schwarz / CNBC ·

OpenAI bans a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to evade restrictions and run an influence operation, including creating social media comments

OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating in Russia that it said were being used to support a covert online influence campaign to spread misinformation.

Raphael Boyd / The Guardian ·

The UK backs Ofcom to take "tough action" under the OSA against social media sites failing to remove dangerous driving videos, after a crash killed seven people

Downing Street condemns 'utterly disgraceful' clips and says sites are legally obliged to take them down

Tracy Withers / Bloomberg ·

New Zealand plans a bill to ban social media for under-16s, requiring "high risk" platforms to check user ages or face penalties of up to 10% of global revenue

New Zealand plans to ban under-16s from social media, joining a throng of countries worldwide seeking to limit online harm to children.

Jeffrey Kopp / CNBC ·

A profile of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over US state AGs' social media addiction lawsuit against Meta and oversaw the Musk v. Altman trial

It's been a crazy four months for Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

Diana Novak Jones / Reuters ·

A NJ teenager drops her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap over alleged social media addiction, without any payment; TikTok previously settled her claims

A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people …

Zeyi Yang / Wired ·

A look at Unitree's G1 and R1, the humanoid robots behind viral influencer accounts worldwide, as Unitree shipped 5,500+ units in 2025 and readies its China IPO

The Unitree G1 has found online fame as a relatively affordable robot that can charm a crowd. But can it ever hold down a real job?

Reuters ·

France's top court blocks a bill banning social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression; Macron orders the PM to rework the bill

France's top court on Friday blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression …

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC ·

Reddit will join the S&P 500 on August 18, becoming only the second pure-play social media company in the index after Meta; RDDT jumps 10%+ after hours

Reddit shares rose 11% in extended trading on Thursday on the social media company's inclusion in the S&P 500.

Newley Purnell / Bloomberg ·

Meta says it removed 750,000+ Australian accounts believed to belong to under-16s to comply with the social media ban, including 462,000 Instagram accounts

Meta Platforms Inc. says it has removed access to more than 750,000 Instagram and Facebook accounts in Australia believed to belong …

Emmett Lindner / New York Times ·

TikTok's US entity says it is closing its Nashville office, which held some of its content moderation team; filing: TikTok laid off 250 employees at the office

The office was home to members of the app's content moderation team.

Jackson Chen / Engadget ·

Australia says it plans to double the maximum penalty for any social media company breaking its minimum age law to AU$99M and grant more powers to enforcers

The fine can now potentially hit 99 million AUD, or $68 million.

Tyler Katzenberger / Politico ·

Meta lobbyists are urging California lawmakers to exempt social media platforms from legislation that would increase penalties in child-harm cases

Meta's plea comes as it faces hundreds of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to protect kids' safety on its platforms.

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