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The report said Roblox would let parents switch off direct chat entirely for under-16s, while Meta would hide teens' Instagram connection lists by default and develop AI tools to detect likely sexualised conversations in DMs.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The case asks whether the Fourth Amendment still means what Americans think it means as surveillance becomes automated, invisible, and broad enough to treat entire groups of ordinary people as searchable by default.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The staff presentation did reference YouTube as being blocked by default but accessible by teachers for instructional purposes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Before this year, OpenAI had long been seen as the default front-runner in the AI race, and its ChatGPT chatbot still maintains a sizable lead over Anthropic’s Claude in overall users.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Twenty-two days later, on August 31, 2007, Michael Burry lifted the side pocket and began to unload his own credit default swaps in earnest.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis