Meta has deleted over 544,000 accounts belonging to under-16s in Australia following the implementation of the country's landmark social media ban. Despite this large-scale removal, Meta argues that the crackdown is failing its objectives and is calling for age verification to be handled at the app store level by Apple and Google instead.
The Australian government has officially passed legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms. The world-first law mandates that companies like Meta, TikTok, and X implement robust age-verification systems, with the threat of multi-million dollar fines for non-compliance as the country moves toward a stricter digital environment.
YouTube is introducing a likeness detection tool to help identify and remove AI-generated deepfakes that misuse people’s faces, marking an early step toward better control over digital identity.
New research suggests that AI-powered browser sidebars, now being integrated into next-generation “agentic” browsers, could expose users to serious security risks. Researchers have shown that malicious extensions can easily mimic trusted AI sidebars, harvest credentials, and trigger remote attacks.
TikTok is adding new chat features that let users send voice notes, images, and videos directly in conversations. The update, available in the coming weeks, includes safety restrictions and marks a big shift for TikTok as the app becomes a more complete social platform.
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