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- 1Freedom United warns traffickers groom children on social media●# News : Freedom United warns # traffickers are using # socialmedia to groom and sell children while # BigTech hides beh
Anti-trafficking organisation Freedom United is warning that human traffickers are using social media platforms to groom and sell children, while major technology companies avoid legal accountability. The group says Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act allows platforms to evade liability for hosting content that enables trafficking, and is calling attention to gaps in US law that leave children unprotected online.
- 2Big Tech backs up to $300bn in off-balance-sheet AI debt guarantees●“ #BigTech companies are rapidly expanding their use of #guarantees to back debt for #AI #datacentres and #chips , issui
Major technology companies are rapidly expanding their use of guarantees to back debt for AI datacentres and chips, issuing up to $300bn in commitments in under a year. Analysts note that much of this exposure is recorded off their balance sheets, raising questions about hidden financial risk in the AI infrastructure buildout.