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Congress is quietly drifting toward an ID-verified internet. The Children Harmed by AI Technology (CHAT) Act of 2025 is Washington's newest attempt to regulate speech through mandatory age checks.

Vice signaling is the new virtue signaling. It was revealed this week that, in a private group chat, leaders of Young Republicans groups — including the then chair and vice-chair of the New York ...

People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to ...

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In an era dominated by sprawling social media networks and highly curated personal brands, the concept of the "chat room" might seem like a relic of the early internet, a digital ghost from a simpler ...

Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT instead of Google’s search engine is becoming more common in the US, according to a new survey of 1,000 people by Adobe Express. More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents ...

Few things frustrate internet users more than losing connection, being watched online or dealing with censorship. If you've ever had spotty service or worried about who might be reading your messages, ...

To catalyze our work, the IRC is transitioning to a new volunteer engagement platform: Golden. Active volunteers and interns are currently being transitioned to Golden where IRC service opportunities ...