Move to Ban Social Media for Kids Gains Traction Across Europe February 4, 2026 By Shona Ghosh and Daniel Basteiro European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services...
Dutch Regulator to Probe Roblox Over Risks to Minors February 2, 2026 By Charlotte Van Campenhout The Netherlands’ consumer protection regulator ACM has launched an investigation into U.S. gaming platform Roblox over potential risks to underage...
EU Opens Probe Into X Over Grok’s Production of Sexualized Imagery, Lawmaker Says January 26, 2026 By Foo Yun Chee and Sam Tabahriti The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over the production of explicit imagery, Regina...
Factbox: Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI Deepfakes January 13, 2026 Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot...
German Minister Says EU Must Take Legal Steps to Stop Grok’s Sexualized AI Photos January 8, 2026 The EU Commission must take legal action to stop the “industrialization of sexual harassment” taking place on Elon Musk’s social...
Chatbot Grok Makes Sexual Images of Kids as Users Test AI Guardrails January 5, 2026 By Olivia Solon and Mark Bergen Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has created sexualized images of people including minors on the social media platform X...
Reddit Sues Australia Over Social Media Ban, Citing Free Speech Threat December 12, 2025 By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia’s highest court seeking to overturn the country’s social media...
World Watches First Teen Social Media Ban Start in Australia December 10, 2025 By Newley Purnell and Nasteho Said Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect Wednesday, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments...
Two-Year-Old Falls From 20-Story New Jersey Apartment Building November 17, 2025 Authorities in New Jersey are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was reported to have fallen from a...
French Court Probes TikTok for Algorithms Pushing to Suicide November 5, 2025 French judicial authorities said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into Chinese social media platform TikTok and the risks...