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Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms
Parents using Insta's parental supervision tools will receive notifications via e-mail, text or WhatsApp, and through the app itself
‘Alpha male’ AI world shuts out women
The lack of women in the booming AI sector is ‘amazingly awful’, a top UK computer scientist says
Children, technology and the myth of the safe app
On Safer Internet Day, Times2 is resharing an article by clinical psychologist Roberta Attard on how parents are children’s best safeguard against harmful content
AI chatbots give bad health advice − research
UK study concludes that despite all the hype, AI is not yet ready to take on the role of the physician
Why futuristic ‘smart city’ projects are destined to fail
Research has shown that instead of focusing on tech-centred metropolis to solve urban overpopulation, the focus should be on smart governance. Pascual Berrone explains why
Teens underwhelmed by France’s social media ban
The country passed a bill that would impose a minimum age of 15 for using social media, becoming the first country in Europe to follow Australia
Clickbait and ‘AI slop’ distort memory of Holocaust
The fake content is churned out for commercial gain or political motives, experts warn
Social media giants face landmark trial over addiction claims
US lawsuits accuse firms of addicting young users to content that has led to depression, eating disorders, psychiatric hospitalisation and even suicide
AI between a rock and a hard place
Written by Lina Klesper LL.M, international legal assistant at PKF Malta
UK, France mull social media bans as debate rages on
While supporters of the ban warn about deteriorating mental health among young people, others say the evidence is inconclusive