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After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.

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Elementary school children in Denmark, which could become the first country in the European Union to impose an age limit on access to social media.
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Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant

The company that won a huge verdict against Greenpeace earlier this year has asked a North Dakota court to block a countersuit in the Netherlands.

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Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project near Cannonball, N.D., in September 2016. Earlier this year a court found Greenpeace liable for its role in demonstrations there.
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Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong?

New court cases seek to define content created by artificial intelligence as defamatory β€” a novel concept that has captivated some legal experts.

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Wolf River Electric sued Google when A.I.-generated search results fabricated a lawsuit against the company. Its executives include, from left, Luka Bozek, Vladimir Marchenko and Justin Nielsen.
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After Teen Suicide, Character.AI Lawsuit Raises Questions Over Free Speech Protections

A mother in Florida filed a lawsuit against an A.I. start-up, alleging its product led to her son’s death. The company’s defense raises a thorny legal question.

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Megan has become an advocate for children’s safety online and in September gave testimony at a congressional hearing on β€œExamining the Harm of A.I. Chatbots.”
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