An influential machine learning dataset—the likes of which has been used to train numerous popular image-generation applications—includes thousands of suspected images of child sexual abuse, a new academic report reveals.
Anonymous video chat app Omegle, known for pairing strangers and weirdos together in a kind of raw, extended social experiment, finally threw in the towel after years of abuse. The site was forced to shut down due to a settlement from a recent lawsuit alleging the site gave free rein to sexual predators.
Australia’s eSafety commissioner fined X, formerly called Twitter, on Sunday for failing to meet the country’s Online Safety Act require
2023 has been a doozy of a year for anyone keeping their ear to the ground on technology-related legislation.
