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🛑 The Federal Trade Commission has ordered the popular, anonymous messaging app NGL to ban users under 18 from its platform. Regulators accuse the platform’s parent company of exaggerating its ability to use AI to stop cyberbullying and tricking users into paying for subscriptions. NGL denies the allegations but has settled a lawsuit with the FTC and changed its policies.
🐘 The Republican Party is embracing a 2024 platform that prioritizes deregulating cryptocurrency and AI. As the GOP gears up for its convention next week, former president Donald Trump hopes to win voters as the pro-crypto candidate.
🎂 Meta celebrates the first anniversary of the Threads platform. The app was designed to compete with Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover and renaming of the site now known as X. Has Threads done enough to break through?
🎙️ Join Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino and Natasha Mascarenhas from The Information as they break down these stories on this week's Tech Bytes!