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12 stories taggedonline safety.
Fake ads are hijacking real influencers' faces, and their followers have no idea
AI-generated images of real creators are turning up in sponsored posts for brands they have never heard of. The people whose faces are being used have no say in it.
New York Seizes 12 Deepfake Porn Sites in the Largest Takedown of Its Kind
Manhattan prosecutors shut down a dozen websites that published fake sexual videos of roughly 1,200 real people, mostly women. Here's what that means and what still needs to happen.
Nearly 150 European Politicians Found on Deepfake Pornography Sites
A new study counted at least 138 female members of parliament across 22 EU countries on sites hosting or enabling non-consensual explicit AI images. Women were 33 times more likely to be targeted than men.
Australia wants to let you turn off the algorithm. Here is what that means.
The Australian government plans to force social media platforms, search engines and AI chatbots to give users a real off-switch for personalised feeds. The prime minister is already expecting a fight.
How a burglar used ChatGPT to track down a $2 million Canberra home from social media photos
Court documents reveal that a French man used AI to identify a suburb, then a specific address, from Instagram posts. The case is a blunt reminder of what strangers can work out from the photos we share online.
ChatGPT Is Now Subject to the EU's Toughest Platform Rules
The European Commission has classified ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine, putting OpenAI under the same strict rules that govern the biggest social media platforms in Europe.
Meta ran ads for an app that made deepfake porn of politicians. Again.
A tool called Kromix bought ad space on Meta's platforms promising 'no restrictions' and showing a woman resembling a sitting US politician in a pornographic video. Meta's policies already ban this. They ran the ads anyway.
Your holiday photos can now fund a scam against you
Fraudsters are using AI to turn Instagram and Facebook posts into eerily personalised phishing messages. Here is how the trick works and what to watch for.
AI Chatbots Are Better Than Human Scammers at Earning Your Trust, Study Finds
Researchers put AI against real scammers in a live experiment. The AI won by a wide margin, and the path to industrialised fraud is shorter than most people realise.
Victoria wants to force social media platforms to unmask anonymous accounts accused of abuse
A proposed Australian law would let a tribunal order platforms to reveal who is hiding behind anonymous profiles used for online vilification, with children's safety cited as the main reason.
A psychologist who has studied teen mental health for 25 years says social media bans will make things worse
Candice Odgers argues the adults in the room, not the apps, are the bigger danger to young people online. Her case is worth hearing.
Instagram Won't Let You Filter Out AI Posts, and Its Own AI Tool Is Already Raising Alarm Bells
Instagram's boss says you can know when a post is AI-generated, but you can't hide those posts from your feed. Meanwhile, Meta's Muse Spark image tool lets users drop strangers into AI creations just by tagging them.