Topic: content restrictions

  • ChatGPT to launch age-restricted erotica, CEO confirms

    ChatGPT to launch age-restricted erotica, CEO confirms

    OpenAI will allow verified adult users to engage in erotic conversations with ChatGPT starting in December, as part of its "treat adult users like adults" principle and with enhanced age verification. The policy shift follows a period of strict content moderation after a lawsuit linked to a teen'...

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  • Instagram Sets All Teen Accounts to 'PG-13'

    Instagram Sets All Teen Accounts to 'PG-13'

    Instagram is automatically setting teen accounts to a PG-13 content standard, filtering out inappropriate recommendations and blocking adult-oriented content from being visible to them. The platform is enhancing safety by preventing teens from viewing or messaging accounts that post adult content...

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  • ChatGPT's Allure: The Rise of Its Most Addictive Era

    ChatGPT's Allure: The Rise of Its Most Addictive Era

    OpenAI will allow verified adult users to generate mature content, including erotica, in a significant policy shift from previous restrictions. CEO Sam Altman describes this change as part of a "freedom for adults" philosophy, moving away from acting as moral police for users. This update could d...

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  • OpenAI Halts Sora AI From Generating Martin Luther King Jr. Videos

    OpenAI Halts Sora AI From Generating Martin Luther King Jr. Videos

    OpenAI has blocked its Sora video tool from generating depictions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the request of his estate, which raised concerns about disrespectful portrayals and the need for public figures to control their likeness in AI. The decision is part of a broader policy allowing aut...

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  • ChatGPT to Enable Adult-Only Intimate Conversations, Says Sam Altman

    ChatGPT to Enable Adult-Only Intimate Conversations, Says Sam Altman

    OpenAI will allow age-verified adult users to engage in adult-oriented conversations, including erotica, as part of a policy shift to treat adults like adults, with implementation planned for December. The company is reintroducing a more personable ChatGPT version to address user feedback that re...

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  • Create Deepfakes of Friends with OpenAI's New Video App

    Create Deepfakes of Friends with OpenAI's New Video App

    OpenAI's new Sora app enables users to create AI-generated deepfakes of friends with explicit consent, currently available on an invite-only basis in the U.S. and Canada. The app features "cameos" where users can grant permission for others to produce videos using their likeness, with co-ownershi...

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  • OpenAI's New Social App for AI Video Creation

    OpenAI's New Social App for AI Video Creation

    OpenAI is developing a standalone social app for its Sora 2 AI video model, featuring a TikTok-like vertical feed where all content is AI-generated, including a "For You" page and options to like, comment, or remix videos. The app includes an identity verification system allowing users to incorpo...

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  • Instagram to Add AI-Powered Parental Controls in 2026

    Instagram to Add AI-Powered Parental Controls in 2026

    Instagram will launch AI-powered parental controls in early 2026, enabling parents to monitor and manage their teenagers' interactions with AI chatbots to address safety concerns and rebuild trust. Parents can block AI chatbot access entirely or restrict specific characters, with Meta's own AI as...

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  • ChatGPT to Require ID Verification for Adult Users, CEO Confirms

    ChatGPT to Require ID Verification for Adult Users, CEO Confirms

    OpenAI is introducing an ID verification system for adult users and an automated age-prediction tool to enhance safety for minors, who will be directed to a restricted version of ChatGPT. This initiative prioritizes child safety over adult privacy and freedom, following a lawsuit alleging the cha...

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  • Texas Age Verification Law: How It Impacts Your App Use

    Texas Age Verification Law: How It Impacts Your App Use

    A new Texas law (SB 2420) will require mandatory age verification for users of major app stores like Apple and Google starting in 2026, aiming to protect minors but raising privacy concerns. Tech giants Apple and Google will comply with the law but warn it forces users to share sensitive personal...

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  • Meta's AI Talent Exodus: A WIRED Investigation

    Meta's AI Talent Exodus: A WIRED Investigation

    Meta is experiencing a significant loss of top AI talent, which threatens its innovation and strategic development in a competitive field. The disappearance of entry-level roles creates a gap in workforce development, hindering the acquisition of essential skills needed to collaborate with advanc...

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  • UK Steam Users Now Require Credit Card for Mature Content Games

    UK Steam Users Now Require Credit Card for Mature Content Games

    Steam now requires UK users to store a valid credit card to verify age for accessing mature-rated games and content, in compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act. Valve uses credit card verification instead of facial recognition to protect user privacy and prevent account sharing, shifting age c...

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