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December 18, 2024

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6 in 10 Americans want social media banned for kids: survey

More than half (59%) of U.S. voters want a social media ban similar to the one passed in Australia last month that bans children under 16 from using the platform, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows. I understand. The Australian law affects social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, X and Reddit, but does not apply to YouTube. According to public opinion polls, approximately…

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Elon Musk: “Anyone who votes for the spending deal should lose re-election.''

Tech mogul Elon Musk on Wednesday continued his blistering attack on the newly announced year-end funding deal, calling for all lawmakers who support the continuing resolution to be voted out of office. “Any Representative or Senator who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out within two years!” Musk wrote in a post on his social platform X. Please call me now and tell me…”

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Ramaswamy opposes spending deal: 'It's like dousing an addict with cocaine'

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy condemned the ad hoc spending deal and urged members of Congress to vote against the huge bill if they were “serious about government efficiency.” Ramaswamy called the stopgap measure “full of excessive spending, special interests and pork belly politics,” lamenting Congress, which is rushing to vote with the holiday season just around the corner. “This law…

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The Refresh

news we reportedtThe intersection of technology and other topics:

OpenAI launches ChatGPT landline

OpenAI launched landline telephony in the following locations: 1-800-Chat GPTusers can ask questions to a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). TechCrunch reported.

Dutch data watchdog fines Netflix $4.8 million

Dutch data protection authority fines streaming giant €4.57 million $4.8 millionfor failing to provide customers with sufficient information about how their data was handled between 2018 and 2020. The Wall Street Journal reported.

In other news

Branch out with more reading on The Hill.

Funding deal includes anti-deepfake porn bill

Legislation to combat the rise of deepfake porn is included in an end-of-year government funding deal announced Tuesday, raising expectations that the bill could cross the finish line within days. . The TAKE IT DOWN Act would criminalize non-consensual intimate images, including content generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and require platforms to remove such material after being notified …

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What other people are reading

Two important stories about The Hill today:

President Trump considers Plan B as world opposes spending deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Republican lawmakers at home and abroad are considering a Plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. read more

Jefferies suggests Democrats will oppose 'clean' funding bill after Johnson's plan falls apart

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York indicated Wednesday that Democrats will oppose any federal spending bill that deviates from bipartisan partisanship. read more