“A recent Pew Research Center study on digital decay found that 38 percent of webpages accessible in 2013 are not accessible today. This happens because pages are taken down, URLs are changed, and entire websites vanish” https://www.theverge.com/24321569/internet-decay-link-rot-web-archive-deleted-culture

“Tech companies will have two extra months to finalise plans to restrict children from accessing adult websites, as Australia’s rushed under-16s social media ban legislation forces the sector to grapple with potential crossover issues.” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/19/deadline-changed-as-tech-firms-grapple-with-australias-age-check-and-social-media-ban-laws

“A government consultation is proposing an exception to UK copyright law that will allow companies [..] to train their models on copyrighted content.” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/17/uk-proposes-letting-tech-firms-use-copyrighted-work-to-train-ai?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

“Announced on Dec. 13, the platform will now offer an additional parent code feature on the YouTube app for TVs. With the code in place, users will have to input a password to access YouTube.” https://mashable.com/article/youtube-parent-password-feature-limit-minor-access

“The Terrorist Content Online Regulation, one part of Coimisiún na Meán’s Online Safety Framework, provides an EU-wide mechanism for counteracting the dissemination of terrorist content online” https://www.techcentral.ie/coimisiun-na-mean-determines-facebook-exposed-to-terrorist-content/

“Data centers were responsible for 105 million metric tons of CO2 [..] About 4.59% of all the energy used in the US goes toward data centers, a figure that’s doubled since 2018.” https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/13/1108719/ais-emissions-are-about-to-skyrocket-even-further/

“At one point, Zuckerberg and other attendees stood, hand over heart, as the club played a rendition of the national anthem sung by imprisoned defendants who are accused of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to people familiar with the matter.”

“Already, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has also planned a $1 million contribution.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/donald-trump-ceos-corporate-influence-second-term-df1455f7

“Two congressional Republicans are preparing a new age verification bill that places the burden on app stores [..] The bill would be the first of its kind on Capitol Hill” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/21/meta-require-apple-google-verify-users-ages/