Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's ...
PolitiFact

Do nearly 1 in 10 Americans lack the ID the SAVE America Act would require to vote?

Democrats opposing the Trump-backed SAVE America Act say if the legislation passes, millions of Americans will lack the documents needed to register to vote and cast a ballot. Sen ...
Decrypt

Democrats Press Meta Over Facial Recognition Plans for Smart Glasses

Lawmakers are citing privacy risks tied to wearable AI and are asking how Meta intends to secure consent from both users and bystanders.

Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here’s how it works.

Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform’s age-check partners. Suddenly, these often-overlooked players in the “age-assurance” ecosystem ...

Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her

A team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint last July while she was babysitting four young children, writes InForum. She was booked ...
ClickOnDetroit

Michigan woman feels ‘completely manipulated’ after deepfake nude images spread online

A woman whose high school photos were digitally altered to appear nude and then shared online says she feels “completely manipulated” and let down by a justice system that has so far spared one of the ...