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Snapchat ‘Dreams’ turns your selfies into AI-generated avatars

The new feature uses a series of selfies to create stylish images of you with animated backdrops

Evening Standard

How the EU’s Digital Service Act is changing the apps you use

Instagram and TikTok are among several apps halting personalised ads for kids and increasing transparency to meet strict rules

Evening Standard

'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens

Teens share photos or videos of themselves with guns and cash, sometimes calling out rivals, on social media. When posts go viral, fueled by "likes" and comments, the danger is hard to contain.

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EU crackdown on Big Tech comes into effect with changes for users

Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon.

France 24

Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on

Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change

The Independent UK

Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online

The Independent UK

3 times AI has given us a sentience scare as Snapchat’s chat bot goes rogue

Artificial intelligence, mankind’s latest Icarus moment, is the hot new thing taking the world by storm. But it could be about to take the world by force, too.

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Woman who pretended to be man to sexually assault teenager ‘put victim through hell’

Georgia Bilham, 21, handed 24-month community sentence at Chester Crown Court on Friday

The Independent UK

Woman who posed as man given community order for kissing female victim

Georgia Bilham’s trial heard she created an online Snapchat persona in the name of George Parry.

The Independent UK

Snapchat's 'creepy' AI blunder reminds us that chatbots aren't people. But as the lines blur, the risks grow

Artificial intelligence-powered (AI) chatbots are becoming increasingly human-like by design, to the point that some among us may struggle to distinguish between human and machine.

The Conversation

Snapchat AI shenanigans caused by glitch not sentience, says company

Several Snapchat users reported through social media that the AI chatbot recorded footage and posted it on their accounts.

TechRadar

Aboriginal 18-year-old with disability thrown to ground during NSW police arrest while having seizure

Exclusive: Police launch internal investigation over arrest at Taree, as footage shows officer performing a leg sweep while man is handcuffed

The Guardian - AU

Snapchat users bemused by AI chatbot’s bizarre behaviour

The app’s users were left perplexed after the My AI chatbot posted a story and then went silent

Evening Standard

Arrest of Saudi scholar and influencer another sign of social media crackdown

Detention of public health expert Mohammed Alhajji surprised many observers as he was seen as apolitical

The Guardian - UK

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Politicians too scared to take on tech firms, says former senior Met officer

Dal Babu calls for financial penalties after social media posts attract hundreds of teenagers to Oxford Street

The Guardian - UK

Police in Oxford Street make arrests amid social media ‘robbery campaign’

Hundreds of teenagers gathered outside JD Sports in response to Snapchat call to take part in robbery

TechRadar

Here's how I finally proved that the Galaxy S23 Ultra moon pictures aren't fake

A photo trip shooting the August supermoon gave me the final proof that the Galaxy S23 Ultra moon pictures are not fake.

The Independent UK

Many adults would struggle to understand video-sharing platforms’ rules – Ofcom

At nearly 16,000 words, OnlyFans had the longest terms of service, which would take its adult users more than an hour to read, the regulator found.

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Is Snap (SNAP) a Buy or Sell This Week?

Snap Inc. (SNAP) presented a dim third-quarter projection. Moreover, Britain’s regulator probes Snapchat's underage user management. Amid this scenario, should investors buy or sell SNAP this week? Let’s look at its financial metrics to gauge its prospects….

Evening Standard

UK data watchdog monitoring Snapchat over underage users

The UK’s data regulator is looking at Snapchat’s ability to remove underage users from its platform amid concerns raised over its safeguarding efforts for younger users.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg is copying Snapchat again—but this time it’s because of Apple

Meta is reportedly building chatbots with different personalities for its social media sites.

Dynamite News

Exploring climate, culture, community; ‘sā Ladakh’ unveils Asia’s highest altitude land art exhibition

Asia’s highest-ever contemporary land art group exhibition, titled “sā” was launched — at an astounding altitude of 3600m — on August 1 in Leh, Ladakh, focussing on the intersection of climate, culture and community in high altitude environments. Read further on Dynamite News :

Chicago Sun-Times

How’s your #fakenews acumen? Let’s test it

Can you tell truth from fiction on social media? Let’s assess your skills with a few headlines.

The Guardian - UK

Talk to Me review – an Evil Dead for the Snapchat generation

Australian YouTuber twins Danny and Michael Philippou’s feature debut is an entertaining chiller that mixes shrieking horror and psychological nuance

Fortune

Elon Musk cuts ad prices to lure companies back to Twitter/X

Despite the turmoil surrounding his management of the social media platform, Musk remains convinced that 'X will become the most valuable brand on Earth.'

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