harmful
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This could include enforcing tougher restrictions on features which make social media addictive, such as banning autoplay, infinite scroll, and the algorithms that "bombard" children with harmful material.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
AI companies are under pressure to police bad actors using their platforms amid a wave of other scams and harmful chatbot interactions affecting young users.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In addition to the social media ban, the new law would also regulate increasingly ubiquitous AI chatbots by requiring companies to "mitigate the risk of the chatbot communicating harmful content."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The European Chemicals Agency classifies the chemical as harmful to aquatic life.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Additional conversations with my doctor helped me understand that my behavior had become harmful to me.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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