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Instagram will test nudity protection in messages to fight sextortion
Meta is bringing nudity protection tests to Instagram and restricting messages from potential abusers.
Pinterest algorithms are making it easy for creeps to make boards featuring underage girls
An investigation has found that Pinterest's algorithms make it too easy for creeps to create boards featuring underage girls, although tools will soon help users fight back.
Apple expands iCloud encryption as it backs away from controversial CSAM scanning plans
Apple is rolling out new security features that include encryption for most of your iCloud data — much to the chagrin of law enforcement.
Twitter says it inadvertently ran ads on profiles containing CSAM
Twitter has revealed that it mistakenly ran ads on profiles dealing in CSAM.
Reddit sued for failing to pull child sexual abuse content
Reddit has been sued for allegedly refusing to pull child sexual abuse material despite repeated attempts.
Pinterest's moderation doesn't catch some abusive and false material
Pinterest's emphasis on hiding harmful content over removing it has left some abusive and false material visible.
EARN IT Act amendments transfer the fight over Section 230 to the states
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an amended version of the EARN IT Act, which will head to the Senate floor for debate.
Facebook paid for a tool to hack its own user, then handed it to the FBI
According to Motherboard, Facebook paid a security firm to develop a hack that the FBI eventually used to bring down a serial child abuser.
Man charged with beating son over poor video game performance
In sad news, The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that police in East Price Hill, Ohio have charged Terry Taulbee, 50, with beating his six-year-old son for poor video game performance. Taulbee was accused of spanking the boy on his buttocks and lower back and leaving marks.Ironically, the game in question? Boong-Ga Boong-Ga.[Update: Just so we're clear, that's a joke.][Via GamePolitics]
MMO couple plead guilty to child neglect
A Reno, Nev couple who were apparently obsessed with the internets and video games have plead guilty to child neglect. The couple, Michael and Iana Straw, have a 22 month boy and and 11 month girl who were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors examined them at a hospital. The couple, according to prosecutors, were so obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons Online they neglected their children. Guess it's true what they say about bad games and addiction. The couple faces a potential 12 year prison sentence each."They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games," said the prosecutor to the Reno Gazette-Journal. Now would be a good time to stop reading if you don't want the bad details. Police say hospital staff had to shave the girls head because it was matted with cat urine and the boy had to be treated for a "genital infection." Apparently Michael Straw, an unemployed cashier, received a $50,000 inheritance, which he spent on computer equipment and a plasma TV. Allegedly the couple was simply addicted to video games and there was no drug abuse. Maybe it's time the AMA got cracking on trying to figure out what the real deal is with video game addiction.
