Hacker News with Generative AI: Child Safety

Under new law, cops bust famous cartoonist for AI-generated CSAM (arstechnica.com)
Late last year, California passed a law against the possession or distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM) that has been generated by AI.

Artificial Intelligence, Law, Child Safety, Media

35 points by LinuxBender 2 hours ago | 26 comments

TikTok knew its livestreaming feature allowed child exploitation, allegedly (theguardian.com)
TikTok has long been aware that its video livestream feature has been misused to harm children, according to newly revealed details in a lawsuit brought against the social media company by the state of Utah.

Social Media, Child Safety, Lawsuits, TikTok, Technology

4 points by vinni2 13 days ago | 0 comments

Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for violence among children (apnews.com)
Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

Albania, TikTok, Social Media, Censorship, Child Safety

8 points by pseudolus 27 days ago | 0 comments

Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)
Parents suing want Character.AI to delete its models trained on kids' data.

Artificial Intelligence, Lawsuits, Child Safety, Online Safety, Social Media

11 points by pseudolus 38 days ago | 1 comments

Apple sued over abandoning CSAM detection for iCloud (techcrunch.com)
Apple is being sued over its decision not to implement a system that would have scanned iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Apple, Lawsuits, Privacy, Child Safety, Technology

8 points by impish9208 40 days ago | 0 comments

Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme (bbc.com)
After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Telegram, Child Safety, Messaging Apps, Online Safety

28 points by tartoran 45 days ago | 36 comments

Child safety org launches AI model trained on real child sex abuse images (arstechnica.com)
AI will make it harder to spread CSAM online, child safety org says.

Child Safety, Artificial Intelligence

8 points by rbanffy 58 days ago | 14 comments

Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics for Wall Street and a Pedophile Hellscape for Kids (hindenburgresearch.com)
Roblox is a $27 billion online gaming platform headquartered in San Mateo, CA. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is led by founder and CEO David Baszucki.

Gaming, Business, Investigations, Child Safety

65 points by amadeuspagel 102 days ago | 11 comments

X Corp loses court challenge over fine for child abuse material notice (abc.net.au)
X Corp must comply with an Australian safety notice about child sexual abuse issued to Twitter, a court has ruled.

Legal Issues, Social Media, Child Safety

8 points by fooblitzky 106 days ago | 0 comments

Cops lure pedophiles with AI pics of teen girl. Ethical triumph or new disaster? (arstechnica.com)

Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Child Safety

4 points by Tomte 133 days ago | 0 comments

CSAM images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say (apnews.com)

AI, Child Safety, Image Generation, Research

4 points by c420 140 days ago | 0 comments

AI cameras spot toddlers not wearing seat belts (bbc.com)

AI, Child Safety, Technology, Surveillance

13 points by walterbell 141 days ago | 7 comments

Why Are We Still Making Unshaded Playgrounds? (curbed.com)