The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) reported more than 2,000 children as young as age three were groomed online to perform sexual abuse acts in 2023. The organization also found that online child abuse material is more extreme, and reported a 22% increase in their image category A (the indication of the highest level of abuse).
The Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act has been signed by the governor, and it follows similar laws in other states including Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Utah that require parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts. Opponents of this bill earlier raised concerns it may violate kids’ First Amendment rights.
While not setting a new legal precedent since the ruling was specific to the suspect’s parole agreement, the court’s decision does reinforce concern about ways biometrics will be used for law enforcement.
CDP and marketing cloud vendor Zeta Global announced an agreement to purchase LiveIntent, which helps companies do email-based advertising. The deal will let Zeta expand its identity graph, enter the publisher monetization business, and accelerate its mobile and retail media products. Zeta will pay $77.5 million in cash and $172.5 million in common stock, with potential for additional payments based on performance.