Regarding relationships, idols usually keep their relationships a secret, wanting their private lives to be private. There are exceptions, like when the idol decides to share their long-term relationship with fans, usually before their marriage, or when they get exposed by a news agency like Dispatch. Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ji Hye Recently, a third-generation […]
EU opens formal probe of TikTok under Digital Services Act, citing child safety, risk management and other concerns
The European Union is formally investigating TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission has announced. Areas the Commission are focusing on in this investigation of TikTok are linked to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and the risk management of addictive design and harmful content, in said […]
“I Sold My Child To Them”—Why The Parent Of A Former SM Entertainment Idol Cried When He Signed His Contract
Former Super Junior member Hangeng was the first non-Korean K-Pop idol. He became a trainee of SM Entertainment after passing their 2002 auditions in Beijing. [Video could not be displayed] He debuted three years later with “Twins (Knock Out)” and stayed in the group until he filed for the termination of his contract in 2009. […]
OpenAI forms a new team to study child safety
Under scrutiny from activists — and parents — OpenAI has formed a new team to study ways to prevent its AI tools from being misused or abused by kids. In a new job listing on its career page, OpenAI reveals the existence of a Child Safety team, which the company says is working with platform […]
EU proposes criminalizing AI-generated child sexual abuse and deepfakes
AI generated imagery and other forms of deepfakes depicting child sexual abuse (CSA) could be criminialized in the European Union under plans to update existing legislation to keep pace with technology developments, the Commission announced today. It’s also proposing to create a new criminal offence of livestreaming child sexual abuse. The possession and exchange of […]