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NYTIMES (David McCabe and Tripp Mickle) - Federal Judge Declines to Break Up Google’s Ad Technology Business

In a long awaited ruling, the judge said Google must make some changes to its ad tech business to handle antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures publicly.

YOUTUBE (CNN) - These 26 words ‘created the internet.’ Could undoing them break it?

Section 230 created the internet as we know it. It’s also protected Big Tech from being held liable when their platforms harm users. CNN’s Clare Duffy explains how bipartisan calls for reforming the law could change how we use the internet.

NYTIMES (Vimal Patel) - Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content

The politician behind Texas’ conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system. Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

NYTIMES (Tiffany Hsu) - AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.

Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.

AMERICARENEWING (Jon Hovance) - Primer: Age-Verification for Children’s Online Safety

To protect American children, the federal government should adopt an age-verification scheme for adult websites, and states should enact age-verification requirements for social media.  The post Primer: Age-Verification for Children’s Online Safety appeared first on The Center for Renewing America .

Introduction In the digital age, vice is more accessible than ever. Smartphones have made pornography free, portable, and instantly available. Unsupervised internet use is widespread, and this development is particularly dangerous for America’s youth. The failure to restrict access to obscene adult content has left minors unprotected, opening the door to addiction and sexual depravity. Recognizing this crisis, many states have instituted age-verification requirements for adult websites and social media platforms. Although the Supreme Court upheld Texas’s age-verification system in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, state legislation continues to face legal challenges. Even so, the long-term effects of these measures are promising.…Open

DAILYCALLER (Evelyn Elliott) - Elon Musk’s X Is Making A Major Change, Shedding Light On ‘Shadow Bans’

‘By the public’

DAILYCALLER (Dylan Kresak) - Meta Heads To Trial After Court Says It Can’t Hide Behind Section 230

‘may call this a landmark case’

ABCNEWS - Meta claims allegations in latest social media addiction trial are 'unsubstantiated'

Jury selection began Wednesday in a new trial over claims that Meta designed its apps to be addictive for young users.

NYTIMES (Eli Tan and Mike Isaac) - Meta Unveils ‘Open Source’ Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model

The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted or not.