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The proposal comes two months after a controversy regarding the creation of such images by the tool on the social network X.
WhatsApp will allow parents to control their children's conversations and groups on the app, at a time when the debate over the impact of social media on children is growing.
'Likeness ID', which was launched in 2025, looks for similarities between a person and AI-generated content, including 'deepfakes' that replicate a face and voice.
The bill aims to establish “measures to protect children in digital environments”.
PSD submitted a bill to restrict free access to social media and other online platforms for children under 16, requiring parental or legal guardian consent.
The proposal to restrict access to social media for people under 16, which is expected to be easily approved, is a common-sense and, in many respects, inevitable measure. Editorial by Helena Pereira
The PSD will submit a bill proposing age verification at social media account creation to enforce a ban on under-13s and restrict access for under-16s. The measure, described as sensible and largely inevitable in an editorial, aims to protect children and reduce pressures such as the pursuit of likes, though it raises practical enforcement and privacy concerns about verification methods.
The popularisation of generative AI has made it easier to create hyper-realistic fake videos. Learn how to identify these manipulations and avoid sharing disinformation.
Young people aged 10 to 21 were involuntarily exposed online to hate speech, violence, and information about self-harm or suicide. The majority (61.1%) did not seek out this content.
The aim is to equip Alto Minho business owners with tools to prevent and protect against potential cyberattacks through a series of online workshops that the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC) and the National Cybersecurity Centre for the Northern region are running during January. 'In a context marked by growing ...
A deepfake tool has sparked investigations and now furious criticism from the head of the European Commission.
Observador gained access to Telegram groups where intimate photographs of women were requested, offered and exchanged. APAV reports an increase in cases. What is the impact on the victims? Ana Moreira is the guest.
Over 18 months, Observador had access to thousands of messages on Telegram, a messaging network in which intimate photographs of women were requested, offered and exchanged.
