Spain eyes a criminal probe of X, Meta and TikTok over AI 'pornification'.

The Spanish government has asked the public prosecutor to open a criminal investigation into X, Meta, and TikTok over the creation and dissemination of sexualised deepfakes via their AI tools.

Elon Musk's Grok AI tool has channelled most of scrutiny over sexualised deepfakes but Spain's PM eyes a wider net.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260217-spain-eyes-a-criminal-probe-of-x-meta-and-tiktok-over-ai-pornification?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Deepfakes #Grok #X #Meta #TikTok #SocialMedia #Nudification #AI #Spain

TikTok could be forced to change the app’s ‘addictive design’ by the European Commission.

TikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had breached the bloc’s digital safety rules.

A preliminary EU ruling says the app shifts brains of users into ‘autopilot mode’, with concerns for children and vulnerable adults.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260206-tiktok-could-be-forced-to-change-the-apps-addictive-design-by-the-european-commission?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#TikTok #InternetSafety #SocialMedia #Tech #Business #EU #Europe

#TikTok agreed to #settle a landmark #socialmedia #addiction lawsuit just before the #trial kicked off, plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed.

The social video platform was 1 of 3 companies — along with #Meta’s #Instagram & #Google’s #YouTube — facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict & harm #children. A 4th company named in the lawsuit, #Snapchat parent company Snap Inc., settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum.

#law #tech
https://apnews.com/article/social-media-trial-kids-addiction-meta-tiktok-youtube-d3a6bf617f2d11521675412ffb275031?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-27-Breaking+News

Yikes, TikTok now tracking your citizenship/immigration status. Delete that thing...

https://bardicperspiration.club/@therivercrow/115949064848093711

#TikTok

TikTok pulls a Polish far-right leader's videos over antisemitism.

Social media platform TikTok has reportedly removed six videos from the far-right Polish leader Grzegorz Braun, including one related to an attack on a Jewish celebration.

One of the removed videos showed Braun denying the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz, one of the largest German concentration camps during World War II.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260109-tiktok-pulls-a-polish-far-right-leaders-videos-over-antisemitism?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#TikTok #GrzegorzBraun #Antisemitism #Jews #Poland #SocialMedia #Auschwitz

404 Media: Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers

(Requires an email signin to read the article; TLDR there are now networks of AI generated "influencers" hawking all kinds of stuff, and it's getting pretty tough to determine who is real and who isn't).

https://www.404media.co/hack-reveals-the-a16z-backed-phone-farm-flooding-tiktok-with-ai-influencers/

#ai #llm #deepfake #influencers #tiktok

Australia's #SocialMediaBan for #children takes effect in world first

#Australia has become the first country to ban #SocialMedia for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including #TikTok, #Alphabet’s #YouTube & #Meta’s #Instagram & #Facebook from midnight.

#law #tech #regulations #moderation #EngagementLoops #addiction #ChildDevelopment #MentalHealth
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-social-media-ban-takes-effect-world-first-2025-12-09/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

@georgetakei The irony is that I got a Twitter account in order to follow the "Arab Spring" in Egypt, which "mainstream" media were not covering. I got direct news, from real people.
Then I got a Mastodon account to escape Musk owning Twitter and turning it into a Nazi cesspool.
The pattern continues, with non-social media.
I guess hope #loops can supplant #tiktok