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Brianna Ghey’s mother ‘devastated’ Keir Starmer met tech bosses before families campaigning for online safety

Esther Ghey says she hoped that she and other families would be the PM’s priority

The Independent UK

‘Gamified’ versions of Bondi terror attack circulated online, Australia’s eSafety commissioner says

The online safety regulator also identified bystander videos of the antisemitic massacre on X, Instagram, Threads and some fringe websites

The Guardian - AU

First Thing: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port

The attack came hours after Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy plants and oil wells unless it opened the strait of Hormuz. Plus, Israel to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

The Guardian - UK

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US directs embassies to team up against foreign ‘hostility’ – and use X to ‘counter anti-American propaganda’

Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit

The Guardian - US

'Is The Money In Donald Trump's Pocket?' Lawmaker Pushes For Answers As Millions In Trump Library Fund Vanish

Explore the disappearance of millions intended for Trump's Presidential Library Fund, as media companies settle lawsuits and questions remain unanswered.

International Business Times UK

Child abuse material ‘systemic’ on Elon Musk’s X amid Grok scandal, Australian online safety regulator warned

Exclusive: eSafety commission pointed to Musk’s promise that ‘removing child exploitation is priority #1’ in letter obtained by Guardian Australia

The Guardian - AU

Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts

AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters

The Guardian - UK

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Iran’s state media ramps up disinformation campaign as the US-Iran conflict wages

Disinformation is spreading on Iran’s state media outlets, a new report warns.

Euronews

Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors

After tech billionaire Peter Thiel and others donated to Jace Yarbrough’s campaign, Donald Trump endorsed him

The Guardian - US

Spain to investigate social media firms over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

PM says action is looking at potential criminal liability in order to protect children and end ‘impunity’ of online platforms

The Guardian - UK

Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says

A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes

The Guardian - AU

EU investigating Grok and X over whether it made citizens 'collateral damage' for its services

This investigation is in tandem with one put forward into X in December 2023.

PC Gamer

EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI

Investigation comes after Elon Musk’s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to ‘strip’ photos of women and children

The Guardian - UK

Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work

Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approach

The Guardian - UK

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International Business Times UK

Bluesky Trolls Grok AI with Satirical 'Porn Opt-Out Feature'

Social media platform Bluesky made a satirical post on X about Grok AI's deepfake image generation backlash and marketed itself as a better option

The Guardian - UK

Grok scandal highlights how AI industry is ‘too unconstrained’, tech pioneer says

‘Godfather of AI’ Yoshua Bengio says firms building powerful systems without appropriate guardrails

Euronews

Elon Musk’s X will block Grok AI tool from creating sexualised images in places where it is illegal

The move came just hours after the billionaire said he was not aware of any “naked underage images” made by Grok.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk’s X to stop Grok AI undressing images of real people following huge backlash

Elon Musk’s company says it has imposed restrictions on ‘editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis’

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The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing amid concerns about sexualised images

Ofcom had earlier launched an investigation over reports Grok was allowing users to manipulate images of women and children.

Tom’s Guide

“I’m not aware of it”: Elon Musk responds to naked underage image Grok controversy

Elon Musk's X is in hot water as the company battles with UK regulators over a sexual image scandal.

The Guardian - UK

Greenland’s PM says territory ‘chooses Denmark over the US’ ahead of talks with JD Vance – as it happened

Danish PM adds that Greenland is ‘not for sale’ in joint briefing ahead of tomorrow’s talks with the US

Evening Standard

Creating non-consensual sexual images to become illegal amid Grok AI backlash

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not specify which day it would come into effect.

Evening Standard

Starmer warns X that if it cannot control Grok, ‘we will’

It comes as media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the social media platform has breached UK law.

The Guardian - UK

Law making creation of nonconsensual, intimate images illegal to come into force this week – as it happened

Liz Kendall says decision by X last week to restrict the Grok AI deepfake tool to subscribers did not go far enough

AAP

PM slams X over ongoing AI sexploitation claims

Anthony Albanese has taken Elon Musk's X platform to task for failing to meet community standards in relation to AI-generated sexualised images.

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