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UK to ban apps sharing child abuse images, fund AI

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The UK Prime Minister announced new regulations targeting apps that facilitate the sharing of sexual images among minors, signaling a potential crackdown on messaging platforms like Signal. Additionally, the government is allocating another £400 million to AI technology companies, a move the author criticizes as environmentally harmful. AI

IMPACT Government funding of £400 million for AI companies could accelerate development and deployment of AI technologies.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses significant government policy changes and funding allocations related to technology. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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UK to ban apps sharing child abuse images, fund AI

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Prime Minister is making a speech. First point is that any app which allows minors to send, receive or view sexual images will be banned. So that's a crackd

    The Prime Minister is making a speech. First point is that any app which allows minors to send, receive or view sexual images will be banned. So that's a crackdown on # Signal likely to happen soon. Second is that they're giving another £400m of public money to planet-burning # A…

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