OpenAI says no one under 13 can use ChatGPT. But what if a toy company puts ChatGPT in a stuffed bunny marketed to 3-year-olds? Who enforces the COPPA rule? OpenAI, who built the model? Or the toy company? The FTC? The answer is no one. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Proceed with caution. medium.com/@derekebaird...

South Park called it, and it’s hilarious. One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.

A federal judge has blocked Texas Senate Bill 2420, set to take effect on January 1, 2026. This law would have mandated age verification using government IDs for app downloads, requiring parental consent for children. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/ne...

If you're giving your tween a smartphone for Christmas, please be aware of the risks awaiting them. Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...

No money for healthcare, but enough for 20-25 battleships.

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social: is.gd/paU8Ko (It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

Robot AI army? What could go wrong!? Beeep. Bop. Boop. 🤖

The answer to “Is it good if prices go up or down” is often: are you a buyer or a seller?

Some reflections after returning back from a conference at which I and 20,000 colleagues learned that the Trump administration intends to dismantle #NCAR. This outrage should not happen. deepconvection.substack.com/p/save-ncar

Hundreds of soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and airmen at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., are enjoying the holidays with a free Christmas tree. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

"I assume we’d all be better off unplugging the cable news...imagine the collective good that could be done if we all shed the talking heads and rage-baiters and instead focused that energy on whatever compels us to seek true humanity." - @elimccann.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

The UK Government plans to ban AI applications that digitally remove clothing or ‘nudify’ subjects in photos, especially those misused to generate nude images of children. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

Feed your social brain. superage.com/scientists-j...

These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.

A textbook example of killing the messenger. Russ Vought’s cultish anti-science fervor will not slow or stop climate change. But it will help blind us to what’s coming. And how to stop it.

WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil

If there was ever a Monday night where we needed @chrislhayes.bsky.social to help make sense of the events of this hellish weekend (and today's SoCal terror plot)--it's today. The Weekend just doesn't give me the same nerdy breakdown I love from @allinwithchris.bsky.social. #MSNow

If ever our country needed a Consoler-in-Chief, it's now. Good god. Show some fucking decorum.

If you're not following Marc Elias, you need to follow @marcelias.bsky.social

WATCH: "There are hundreds and hundreds of photos of women, of which some of those are very disturbing, and of which some of those are horrific in nature, and certainly sexual in nature," says Rep. Robert Garcia, discussing the photos handed over by the Epstein estate.

"[Teens] can’t really be their own person if somebody doesn’t have trust in them and let them have their own independence. It’s a necessity for somebody to be able to grow into their own person." --Tiffany, teen theconversation.com/the-social-m... #ChildRights #WellbeingByDesign #kidtech

GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered? GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now THOMPSON: What does that mean?

A+++++++++++++?

Key Republicans are starting to prepare for the inevitable: the departure of Donald Trump from American politics. So should Democrats.

United Nations Human Rights has just launched a new OHCHR child-friendly webpage to support children as rights-holders and ensure they have direct access to information that concerns them. Find out more here in English, French, and Spanish: 👉 bit.ly/4q64xR7

A Sydney teen, age 15, who used a fake date of birth when creating an account, asked to verify their age with an age verification selfie before Wednesday’s ban takes effect. Charlie quickly passed as "over 16." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Blanket bans don't protect teens; they decide who gets hurt. Instead of removing vulnerable teens online, hold platforms accountable by mandating Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs) for social media and AI companies to prove they're not causing harm. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Canada just issued strong privacy protections for kids using edtech AI. Meanwhile, the US is about to ban states from regulating AI at all. Our students deserve better than a race to the bottom. derekebaird.medium.com/canada-sets-... #edtech #AI #childrights

Canada's privacy regulators call for strong protection of children's privacy in the development and use of educational technologies www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the...

The BBC reports a 13-year-old girl took 5 minutes to put her mum’s photo in front of her phone camera & “it just let me through”. It said, "Thanks for verifying your age.” Regulators and policymakers will never outsmart teens. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.” Disgusting. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

After mailing over a thousand holiday care packages to troops, the nonprofit Boxes to Boots got back over 800. They were likely rejected due to stricter labeling requirements phased in by Customs and USPS in recent years. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

10000% Garland and Wray were useless.

Reminder about Jan 6: it really happened It was a horror 140+ police were injured A range of violent weapons were used by attackers Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard There was a gallows and guns Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached

👀 www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Whether it’s on tv or on socials, I love how salty Justin is —no notes!

Trump: "I think affordability is the greatest con job."

The Australian social media ban for teens is already a bust. The kids will always find a workaround. It's whack-a-mole! 7news.com.au/technology/s...

WATCH: “THIS IS A CRISIS.” REPUBLICAN Senator Hawley suddenly realizes we have a health care crisis in 🇺🇸 that will get worse if Congress doesn’t act, as Dems have said He wants to make health care costs tax deductible (good idea!) — but also we need MEDICARE FOR ALL NOW

The once-surging alliance of federal lawmakers pushing to bolster protections for children online in the United States is splintering. www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi... #ChildSafety #kidtech #edtech

VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!

Today, Pinterest announced its endorsement of the federal version of a model that’s already passed in some states. www.theverge.com/policy/83087...

As families worry about AI risks to children, the White House plans an executive order to limit states' AI safety laws, while some Congress members also seek to suppress state AI legislation. In response, Common Sense Media issued the following statement: www.commonsensemedia.org/press-releas...

A story in three parts: 1. Trump promises voters he’ll cut consumers’ energy costs in half in his first year 2. Trump fails, but pretends he succeeded based on data that doesn’t exist 3. a growing number of Americans who can’t afford their electricity bills are facing power shutoffs

It’s not often that the governors of California and Florida are on the same page, but this week they’re aligned in opposition to the White House’s latest plan to expand offshore oil drilling near both their shores.

@wsj.com with a devastating, intensely sourced article demonstrating how Trump, Kushner, and Witkoff tried to sell out Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe for money. It's so bad that one of our European allies shared evidence of the planned business deals—a must-read. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Proud to see my 2006 mobile learning research cited in new work on eHealth adoption for disabled students in Ethiopia. 20 years later, same lesson: perceived ease of use drives adoption (4.2x). Yet we STILL treat accessibility as an afterthought. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7... #edtech