Politico: The lawsuits that could give AI its ‘Big Tobacco’ moment. “…some key differences between AI chatbots and traditional social media platforms could be relevant to courts, particularly when it comes to speech laws. One of those differences concerns Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 regulation that shields online platforms from liability for user-posted content.”

Americans lost nearly a billion dollars to AI scams last year #AIScams #ScamAlert #CyberSecurity #FraudPrevention #OnlineSafety

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Spectrum News NY: N.Y. lawmakers pass bill aimed at protecting minors from AI chatbots. “On Thursday, state lawmakers passed a bill aimed at protecting minors from artificial intelligence chatbots. The legislation prohibits AI features that are considered unsafe for minors.”

Reuters: Thai watchdog to sue Meta over Facebook scam ads targeting users. “Thailand’s consumer watchdog said it will sue Meta’s Facebook for allegedly allowing scammers ​to use the platform to defraud users through adverts ‌and for failing to protect consumers, the Consumer Council said on Thursday.”

Sex offender busted on Roblox mid-call with child as Louisiana declares war on online predators targeting kids: Louisiana deputies caught a registered sex offender using voice-changing technology to pose as a teen girl while talking to a child on Roblox. #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection #Roblox #InternetSafety #CyberPredators

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Mashable: Survey: Teens regularly see harmful content, messages on Snapchat. “Teens on Snapchat frequently encounter unwanted or dangerous content on the platform, according to a new survey. A third of the poll’s 1,016 respondents said they’d seen or received unsafe content or messages in the past week. More than half said they’d had at least one such experience in the past year.”