Social Media - developments

ronjor · Jun 27, 2025

Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content

by MAURICIO SAVARESE 27 June 2025
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.
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emmjay · Jul 9, 2025

Linda Yaccarino stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X

Before joining X, Yaccarino had been a longtime executive at NBCUniversal who focused on advertising and partnerships...Over the course of Yaccarino’s tenure as CEO, she frequently had to put a positive spin on public relations disasters and Musk’s belligerent behavior...The CEO was often forced back into damage control mode, however, including denying reports from the Wall Street Journal earlier this year that X had strong-armed companies to advertise on the platform by threatening lawsuits against them.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/x-ceo-steps-down-linda-yaccarino

It lasted only 2 years! Who in their right mind will take the job as CEO now? Maybe 'Big Balls' is available.

ronjor · Jul 10, 2025

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

by Emma Roth Jul 10, 2025
Bluesky is adding age verification to its platform in the UK as part of efforts to comply with the country’s Online Safety Act. In an update on Thursday, the platform says it will let users verify their age by scanning their face, uploading an ID, or entering a payment card.
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ronjor · Jul 14, 2025

Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content

Jon Brodkin – Jul 14, 2025
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.
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T-RHex · Jul 14, 2025

Wow. So now we're getting into having to trust companies with our IDs and pictures...

stapp · Jul 15, 2025

Reddit said that Persona made promises about protecting the privacy of data.
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I'm sure I've heard other companies make that promise before (many times)

T-RHex · Jul 15, 2025

And protect it as much as they want, all it takes is one security breach and millions of records are compromised.

stapp · Jul 23, 2025

UK's new age verification law puts your privacy at risk
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In just a couple of days, many online platforms in the United Kingdom, including social media, dating apps, and sites with user-generated content, must verify users are over 18. These age checks are primarily aimed at adult websites, but they’re not the only platforms planning to add age checks.
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According to UK-based ORG, a civil liberties organization, similar to the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the US, users will be forced to hand over sensitive data to unregulated third-party age assurance providers. Data that users could potentially be made to hand over to access services include ID documents and facial scans.
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https://www.neowin.net/news/uks-new-age-verification-law-puts-your-privacy-at-risk/

emmjay · Jul 25, 2025

emmjay said: ↑

TikTok ban delayed again - given another 75 days to find a U.S. buyer

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/tiktok-ban-live-updates-april-2025

Once again, like in January, ByteDance may just let TikTok go dark instead of selling.
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Another FINAL DATE - OR ELSE approaches....

5 July, 2025 00:39 AM -4 GMT. As of now, the deadline for TikTok to finalize a U.S.-approved divestiture is set for September 17, 2025. If ByteDance fails to complete the sale or does not receive approval from Chinese authorities, TikTok is expected to “go dark” across the United States... Even if ByteDance agrees to sell TikTok to a U.S. company, China must approve the deal, and so far, they haven’t given any indication that they will.
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...lion-american-users/articleshow/122907558.cms

stapp · Jul 26, 2025

Age verification tools on adult websites bypassed in seconds.

Ethical hackers have shown Sky News how new age verification systems can be bypassed on pornographic websites in a matter of seconds.
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Using widely available technology, Chris Kubecka and Paula Popovici quickly accessed numerous pornography sites without ever verifying their ages.
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https://news.sky.com/story/hackers-...phy-sites-can-be-bypassed-in-seconds-13401733

stapp · Jul 28, 2025

Virtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple's App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub, Reddit and X began requiring age verification of users on Friday.
VPNs can disguise your location online - allowing you to use the internet as though you are in another country.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn72ydj70g5o

stapp · Aug 4, 2025

The UK government has reported that an additional five million age checks are being made daily as UK-based internet users seek to access age-restricted sites following the implementation of the Online Safety Act."
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But it's OK, claims Brit government, no personal data stored 'unless absolutely necessary'

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/millions_of_age_checks_performed/

stapp · Aug 16, 2025

NextDNS adds an option to bypass age verification on websites

NextDNS has introduced a feature that will allow users to bypass age verification requirements on websites that require an ID. It might be useful for users in the U.K., U.S., Europe and regions where age-restrictions are slowly being introduced.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/16/nextdns-adds-an-option-to-bypass-age-verification-on-websites/

stapp · Aug 19, 2025

stapp said: ↑

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn72ydj70g5o
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The government needs to stop children using virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass age checks on porn sites, the children's commissioner for England has said.
Dame Rachel de Souza told BBC Newsnight it was "absolutely a loophole that needs closing" and called for age verification on VPNs.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn438z3ejxyo

ronjor · Aug 23, 2025

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law

Sarah Perez August 22, 2025
To comply, Bluesky would have to collect and store sensitive information from all its users, in addition to the detailed tracking of minors. This is different from how it’s expected to comply with other age verification laws, like the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA), which only requires age checks for certain content and features.
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ronjor · Aug 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws

Sarah Perez August 29, 2025
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of the state — because it doesn’t have the means to do so.
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emmjay · Sep 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM

Science research gets more engagement on Bluesky than X, study finds

... the scientific community appears to have embraced Bluesky. It is understood that during August there were twice as many posts about science each day compared with July and more than triple the number from March, though the platform remains tight-lipped about the overall numbers of such posts.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technol...more-engagement-on-bluesky-than-x-study-finds

There are a lot of 'science deniers' now. Influence-rs lead the pack.
- TikTok and 4Chan spread science disinformation at an alarming rate (especially to kids).

stapp · Sep 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM

Paywall for me.

emmjay · Sep 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM

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Paywall for me.
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Did you reject all their cookies?

Try this link, they report the same study...

https://observer.com/2025/08/bluesky-x-science-engagement/

stapp · Sep 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM

emmjay said: ↑

Did you reject all their cookies?

Try this link, they report the same study...

https://observer.com/2025/08/bluesky-x-science-engagement/
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Thanks, that link worked.

emmjay · Sep 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM

Chinese social media firms comply with strict AI labeling law, making it clear to users and bots what's real and what's not

Countries and companies the world over have been grappling with how to deal with AI generated content since the explosive growth of popular AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Dall-E. After drafting the new law in March, China has now implemented it, taking the lead in increasing oversight and curtailing rampant use with its new labeling law making social media companies more responsible for the content on their platforms.

Chinese officials claim the law is designed to help combat AI misinformation and fraud, and is applicable to all the major social media firms. That includes Tencent Holdings' WeChat - a Chinese WhatsApp equivalent - which has over 1.4 billion users, and Bytedance's TikTok alternative, Douyin, which has around a billion users of its own. Social media platform Weibo, with its 500 million plus active monthly users, is also impacted, as is social media and ecommerce platform, Rednote.
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https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-i...ar-to-users-and-bots-whats-real-and-whats-not

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