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More Than a Dozen Countries Are Moving to Ban Social Media for Children

France passed a July 21, 2026 law banning social media for kids under 15, possibly taking effect Sept. 1, and extending its school phone ban to high schools. Australia rolled out its under-16 ban in Dec. 2025 across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, with penalties up to $49.5M AUD ($34.4M USD).

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CrowdStrike Finds AI Development Worm That Steals Credentials and Destroys Files While Evading Detection

CrowdStrike says a July 2026 worm targets AI software development infrastructure, stealing access tokens, cryptographic keys, and npm credentials, then using a “death switch” to wipe files or block users. Not tied to a named actor, VP Adam Meyers says it fits TeamPCP (“Altered Spider”) and North Korean AI supply-chain patterns; detection is tough because activity looks like normal AI coding automation.

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Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit, Leaving Meta as Sole Remaining Defendant

Snap reached a tentative settlement in a children’s social media harm lawsuit, confirmed by Bloomberg with no financial terms disclosed, ahead of a jury trial in Los Angeles later this month. TikTok and YouTube also settled, leaving Meta as the only defendant after its 2026 New Mexico child-safety loss and a March LA jury award of $6M for Kaley (“K.G.M”).

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US Threatens Sanctions on Chinese AI Models Amid IP Theft Allegations

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will review Chinese open source AI models for IP theft and could sanction firms if confirmed, per Bloomberg. He cited Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 and the distillation debate, which Satya Nadella says is often mislabeled as theft.

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