French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform Kick over the death of a content creator during a live stream. Raphaël Graven – also known as Jean Pormanove – was found dead in a residence near the city of Nice last week. He was known for videos in which he endured apparent […]
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Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images
40 minutes ago ShareSave Angus Crawford and Tony Smith BBC News Investigations ShareSave BBC A victim of child sexual abuse has begged Elon Musk to stop links offering images of her abuse being posted on his social media platform X. “Hearing that my abuse – and the abuse of so many others – is still […]
Women aren’t just ‘cosy gamers’ – I play horror games and 600,000 watch
43 minutes ago ShareSave Alex Taylor Reporting fromLondon ShareSave Alyce Rocha Alyce Rocha makes her living working from home – but she doesn’t have a normal nine to five. Forget endless Teams meetings, she’s spent recent weeks living the (virtual) life of an ambitious Mafia upstart in 1900s Sicily. Such is life as a video […]
My ex stalked me, so I joined a ‘dating safety’ app. Then my address was leaked
24 hours ago ShareSave Jacqui Wakefield Global Disinformation Unit, BBC World Service ShareSave Getty Images/ Carlos Barquero Sally was stalked by her ex-boyfriend. After ending their relationship, he would turn up at work – and even her friends’ houses. She eventually had to move. When she finally got back on to the dating scene, she […]
TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators
12 hours ago ShareSave Tom Gerken Technology reporter ShareSave Getty Images TikTok is planning to lay off hundreds of staff in the UK which moderate the content that appears on the social media platform. According to TikTok, the plan would see work moved to its other offices in Europe as it invests in the use […]
4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC
18 minutes ago ShareSave Chris Vallance Senior technology reporter ShareSave Getty Images A lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won’t pay a proposed fine by the UK’s media regulator as it enforces the Online Safety Act. According to Preston Byrne, managing partner of law firm Byrne & Storm, Ofcom has provisionally decided […]
Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of ‘AI psychosis’
7 hours ago ShareSave Zoe Kleinman Technology editor•@zsk ShareSave Getty Images There are increasing reports of people suffering “AI psychosis”, Microsoft’s head of artificial intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned. In a series of posts on X, he wrote that “seemingly conscious AI” – AI tools which give the appearance of being sentient – are […]
Investigation into ‘horrifying’ death of French streamer
4 hours ago ShareSave Tom McArthur BBC News Liv McMahon Tech reporter ShareSave Getty Images An investigation has been launched into the death of a French streamer known for extreme challenges. Raphaël Graven, also known as Jeanpormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, prosecutors said. The 46-year-old had […]
Meta investigated over AI having ‘sensual’ chats with children
12 hours ago ShareSave Charlotte Edwards Technology reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty Images A US senator is opening an investigation into Meta after a leaked document reportedly showed the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) was permitted to have “sensual” and “romantic” chats with children. The internal document, obtained by Reuters, was reportedly titled “GenAI: Content […]
Should Europe wean itself off US tech?
32 minutes ago ShareSave Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty Images Imagine if US President Donald Trump could flip a switch and turn off Europe’s internet. It may sound far-fetched, crazy even. But it’s a scenario that has been seriously discussed in tech industry and policy circles in recent months, as tensions with […]