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Trust & Safety changelog
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Adult contentChild SafetyExtremismHarassmentHateMisinformationPrivacySelf-HarmSubstancesViolence
July 2024 | ||
| US Senate is passing a bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
June 2024 | ||
| The United Nations are launching global principles to combat online hate and lies. Read more | World | Regulatory |
| New York is passing a bill banning social media platforms from using "addictive" recommendation algorithms for child users. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
January 2024 | ||
| Florida is passing two bills that restricts minors from accessing certain social media platforms. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
November 2023 | ||
| YouTube is announcing a series of policy changes aiming to inform viewers when content has been generated by AI. Read more | WorldYouTube | RegulatoryMisinformation |
October 2023 | ||
| Louisiana is rejecting a porn-industry group’s challenge to a law requiring age verification to enter pornographic websites. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
June 2023 | ||
| The US senate is reintroducing the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), a bill that would hold AI companies liable for harmful content. Read more or even more | US | Regulatory |
| Texas is signing a bill banning kids under 18 joining social media sites without parental consent. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
May 2023 | ||
| The US are taking new steps to protect the privacy, safety and mental health of children online. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
| The US are introducing a new legislation that would make sharing non-consensual AI-generated pornography illegal. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdult |
| US senators are reintroducing the Kids Online Safety Act to help protect kids from harmful online content. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
April 2023 | ||
| The US are proposing a bill that would set a national age limit, banning kids under 13 from using social media. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Texas is giving initial approval to a bill requiring platforms to protect minors from harmful content and give parents more control. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
| Florida is advancing a bill requiring companies to be more transparent and to get permission to collect and sell personal data. Read more | US | RegulatoryPrivacy |
| Montana is giving final approval to a bill that will come into effect in January, making it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok. Read more | USTikTok | Regulatory |
| Arkansas is signing a bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| China and the US are both requesting for public comment on accountability measures for advanced AI systems such as ChatGPT. Read more | ChinaUS | Regulatory |
March 2023 | ||
| The House of Representatives is passing a bill to protect online speech from federal officials. Read more | US | RegulatoryPrivacy |
| Texas is proposing a bill requiring platforms to protect minors from harmful content and to get parental consent before data collection. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
February 2023 | ||
| Tennessee is examining a bill asking phone manufacturers to track and block harmful content from minors. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild SafetyViolence |
| Arkansas is proposing a new bill requiring ID to access pornographic websites. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| California is attempting for the second time to hold social media liable for addicting child users to their product. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| California is examining a bill targeting fentanyl and firearms sale and harm promotion to children on social media. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetySubstancesViolence |
January 2023 | ||
| The Supreme Court is taking up Section 230 for two cases to be heard in February, involving social media's relationship to terrorist activity. Read more | US | RegulatoryExtremism |
| CNIL is warning that some age verification methods requiring face scans to access pornographic websites could be used for blackmail. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| The Supreme Court is asking The Biden administration to weigh in on two content moderation cases. Read more or even more | US | Regulatory |
| Louisiana is passing a new law requiring residents to provide proof of their age with an official ID to access pornographic websites. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| The United Nation’s 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is discussing internet fragmentation among democracies vs. driven by authoritarian states. Read more | World | Regulatory |
September 2022 | ||
| California is requiring platforms to report how they moderate hate speech, extremism, harassment and other objectionable behaviors. Read more | US | RegulatoryExtremismHarassmentHate |
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