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• @andymstone Andy Stone on x

  Never let the facts get in the way of a good story, eh, @Reuters, @JeffHorwitz! The documents you cite in the story itself contradict this headline.

• @andymstone Andy Stone on x

  The headline says “Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors” But the story cites a document that says “Zuckerberg believed that AI companions should be blocked from engaging in sexually ‘explicit’ conversations” w young people. Huh?!

• @marypcbuk Mary Branscombe on bluesky

  I've been saying ‘get off facebook’ for so long I've worn a groove, but maybe get off of facebook? [embedded post]

• @froggleston.carpentries.org @froggleston.carpentries.org on bluesky

  UK government teaming up with Meta is looking great.  [embedded post]

• @hypervisible.blacksky.app @hypervisible.blacksky.app on bluesky

  “Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mexico state court case and made public Monday.”

• @daniloc.xyz @daniloc.xyz on bluesky

  Truly a generational talent at the intersection of villainy and mediocrity, one of the greats [embedded post]

• @ricmac@mastodon.social Richard MacManus on mastodon

  This is partly why I am in favour of the UK government introducing age restrictions on Big Tech services.  This is Big Tobacco all over again!  Parents need all the help they can get stopping these predators.  (P.s.  If you don't have kids, I don't want to hear your arguments aga…

• r/technology r on reddit

  Meta allowed minors access to sex-talking chatbots despite staff concerns, lawsuit alleges