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China, Iran, Israeli groups weaponize AI for first-of-their-kind social media campaigns - report
An investigation by The New York Times reveals how groups in China, Iran, and Israel leveraged open-source AI to unleash thousands of autonomous bots on social media.
Antisemitic conspiracies blaming Jews for 9/11 resurface ahead of 25th anniversary, CyberWell warns
Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks
Trump says he will sign order curbing state AI laws
US President Trump announces plans to sign an executive order on AI, aiming to create a national standard to preempt state laws governing the technology.
Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online
Australia's new ban on under-16s using social media faces hurdles as some young users find ways around it. Global reactions are mixed, with experts raising concerns about its effectiveness.
In world first, Australia bans social media usage for children under 16
Governments from Denmark to Malaysia, and even some states in the US, say they plan similar steps.
US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Reuters reported that internal documents from late 2024 stated that Meta expected to earn about 10% of its revenue that year – about $16 billion – from illicit advertising.
Australia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad
Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will take effect on December 10, and some content creators are considering moving abroad.
Hamas used fake Instagram profiles to map IDF bases, track soldiers before October 7 assault
Hamas worked for years to compile models based on information IDF soldiers personal social media and practiced infiltrating bases using VR technology.
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison,” internal documents said.
Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules
The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.
Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer
This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.
EU weighs pausing parts of landmark AI act in face of US and big tech pressure, FT reports
The European Commission proposes to pause parts of AI legislation following months of urging from tech giants such as Meta and Alphabet and pressure from the Trump administration.
