Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI after clash with Pentagon

Anthropic, the AI company behind the chatbot Claude, has raised concerns about the use of technology for surveillance and ...

Army directive explains why Fort Sill, other installations are shutting down social media accounts

Deadline is Feb. 28; units without authorized public affairs staff must deactivate all public-facing accounts.
CBS News

Social media companies accused of "addicting the brains of children" as trial begins

The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial ...
ABC7

Social media 'addicting the brains of children,' plaintiff's lawyer argues in landmark trial

LOS ANGELES -- Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that seeks to hold Instagram ...
Gizmodo

Countries Across Europe Take Action to Ban Social Media for Minors

Under-16 social media bans are picking up steam across Europe. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis was the latest leader to praise a ban, saying that the experts he’s spoken to have said that social ...
The Hill

New research shows teen social media bans might not be the answer

For more than a decade, policymakers and advocacy groups have cast teenagers’ use of social media as a looming public health crisis. This now widely accepted assumption has fueled calls for bans and ...
CNBC

A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...
Wired

A Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Puts Big Tech on Trial

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...
Forbes

Why Banning Social Media Isn’t The Right Answer For America’s Kids

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Castrucci is the president & CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
usace.army.mil

Every Day is OPSEC Day at the Army’s Home in the Caribbean

FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico— As the Army’s home in the Caribbean, Fort Buchanan plays a vital role in supporting readiness, mobilizations, and regional operations across the Western Hemisphere and ...
The Hill

Sweeping social media addiction lawsuit heads to trial

A historic lawsuit accusing several prominent social media companies of intentionally designing their platforms to addict children is set to head to trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday. It marks the first ...