Parents struggle to control children's screen time as technology becomes omnipresent from early ages, with AI chatbots increasing integration into young lives, highlighting societal difficulty of escaping technological overreach
Pew Research Center • Oct 8
SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL DIGITALDIVIDE
Students increasingly form emotional and romantic bonds with AI systems in schools, eroding human connection while expanding data collection and surveillance infrastructure targeting vulnerable youth
NPR • Oct 8
SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL AI
TikTok's hyper-personalized algorithm weaponizes addiction design through opaque algorithmic control, manipulating user attention for extended periods and impacting self-control through surveillance capitalism mechanisms
The Washington Post • Oct 7
SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL MEMETIC
Proliferation of AI-powered toys from China entering Western markets raises concerns about childhood development mediated by commercially driven artificial intelligence, blurring lines between genuine interaction and programmed responses
MIT Technology Review • Oct 7
SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL TECH
Internet Archive reaches historic milestone of 1 trillion archived web pages, preserving digital history against corporate platform obsolescence
Internet Archive Blogs • Oct 7
SOCIAL TECH INFRASTRUCTURE
Regulatory intervention attempts to control platform behavior as streaming services exploit user attention through aggressive advertising
POLITICO • Oct 6
NEOCORP REGULATION SOCIAL
Platform deploys photorealistic scanning technology to digitize physical spaces, creating comprehensive virtual replicas of reality for commercial exploitation
TechCrunch • Sep 17
NEOCORP SURVEILLANCE SOCIAL
Study reveals cybersecurity training is largely ineffective against phishing attacks, exposing critical vulnerability in digital defense where individuals remain susceptible to manipulation and data exploitation by unseen entities
UC San Diego • Sep 17
CYBERCRIME SOCIAL TECH
Northern California woman sues Uber after driver abandoned her in unsafe area following vomiting incident, leading to sexual assault by strangers. Lawsuit claims Uber failed to investigate and offered only hotline links.
Los Angeles Times • Sep 11
NEOCORP LABOR SOCIAL
Nepali PM K.P. Sharma Oli resigns following deadly protests by young anti-corruption activists frustrated with corruption and lack of economic opportunities, plunging the country into political uncertainty.
Reuters • Sep 9
GEOPOLITICS INEQUALITY SOCIAL
Writers test the 'Friend' AI necklace that eavesdrops on conversations and provides snarky commentary, revealing the social awkwardness and privacy concerns of always-on AI companions.
WIRED • Sep 8
SURVEILLANCE PRIVACY SOCIAL