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Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
Australia's Senate passes a social media ban for children under 16, brushing aside lawmaker concerns on both sides; tech companies could be fined up to AU$50M  —  - Australia's social media laws to be among strictest in world  — Children under age of 16 will be banned from opening accounts
Bloomberg:
Experts worry about the unintended consequences of Australia's controversial but popular social media ban on under-16s; Meta, TikTok, and X expressed concerns  —  - Children under 16 barred from popular social media sites  — Politicians under pressure to stem online bullying, grooming
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Ofcom: 22.9M UK adults visited Reddit in May 2024, up 47% YoY, making it the fifth biggest social media platform in the UK, above X's 22.1M and LinkedIn's 18.3M  —  Discussion platform takes fifth place in rankings and is the fastest growing large social media platform in the UK
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Ofcom: UK adults now spend 4 hours and 20 minutes on average daily online, a jump from 3 hours and 41 minutes in 2023, which was only an 8-minute bump over 2022  —  Adults are spending an average of 4 hours and 20 minutes each day online across smartphones, tablets and computers in the U.K. …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Alibaba releases 32.5B-parameter QwQ-32B-Preview under Apache 2.0 and claims the “reasoning” AI model beats OpenAI's o1-preview on the AIME and MATH tests  —  A new so-called “reasoning” AI model, QwQ-32B-Preview, has arrived on the scene.  It's one of the few to rival OpenAI's o1 …
Bloomberg:
An ex-staffer sues Binance for dismissing her for allegedly raising concerns about a co-worker taking a bribe; Binance says she was fired for poor performance  —  - Binance staffer accused of bribing to speed up client process  — Binance says employee was dismissed for poor performance
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Microsoft says it built an Xbox game store on Android but can't launch it due to an administrative stay on a court's sweeping changes for the Play Store  —  A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
The US FTC finalizes amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule, letting the agency pursue scam tech support companies even when consumers initiate the calls  —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers …
Wall Street Journal:
How Huawei and other Chinese tech companies are bombarding workers in Taiwan, Europe, and Silicon Valley with job offers in areas like advanced chips and AI  —  Huawei offered triple pay to lure staff from a key supplier of chip-making parts, sparking German investigation
Mathieu Pollet / Politico:
In a risk assessment submitted to the EU in September 2023, X defended its new approach to content policing and “mission to promote open conversation”  —  The Elon Musk-owned social media platform touts its moderation efforts in a risk assessment submitted to the Commission.

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Experts say FCC chair Brendan Carr's threats to broadcasters violate the First Amendment and are an abuse of the FCC's power

Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Doc: journalists covering the Pentagon will be required to pledge not to gather confidential or unauthorized info, and their passes will be revoked if they do

Dan Raby / CBS News:
Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being in the US for 20+ years; he was arrested while covering a Georgia rally in June

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Incoming FCC chairman Brendan Carr's censorial agenda, which is couched in the language of free speech, may be the biggest threat to the 1A in quite a long time

Earlier Picks

Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources say DOGE is seeking 100 full-time DC hires
New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting
Ana Altchek / Business Insider:
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, talks Elon Musk and DOGE, and more
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Romania's regulator calls for TikTok's suspension after an ultranationalist's shock first-round win fueled by viral TikTok videos, amid vote interference fears
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google updates Google Chat with huddles to let users start an audio-first meeting, with a floating window displaying controls to add video or share their screen
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
T-Mobile's CSO says “suspicious behavior, discovery-type commands” on the company's network routers tipped it off to the potentially Salt Typhoon-linked breach
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