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Spotify Verifies Age with Facial Scans UK Users Face Age Checks for Explicit Tracks Spotify’s New Facial Scan for UK Listeners Age Checks Hit Spotify Under UK Law Spotify Adds Face Scans for Explicit Content

Spotify Rolls Out Facial Age Verification for UK Users Accessing Explicit Content Spotify is introducing new age verification measures for users in the UK who attempt to access explicit content on the platform. The streaming giant has partnered with digital identity firm Yoti to implement facial scanning technology, which will estimate a user’s age based

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AI-Powered Shows Revolutionize Streaming

Fable, a startup developing AI tools to create animated TV shows from scratch, is launching an AI-powered streaming service called Showrunner this week. The platform will let subscribers generate animated scenes, watch AI-created content, and even insert themselves into the animations they produce. Showrunner is launching in alpha, and initially, users will interact with it

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Substack’s Nazi Glitch Backlash

Substack Faces Backlash After Accidentally Promoting Nazi Newsletter Substack is under fire again after users reported receiving push notifications promoting a white supremacist newsletter. The platform, known for its hands-off approach to content moderation, called the incident a serious error and apologized for the offensive notifications. The newsletter in question describes itself as a National

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Opera slams Microsoft over Edge dominance

Opera Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft in Brazil Over Edge Browser Dominance Opera has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, accusing the tech giant of creating unfair competition for alternative browsers on Windows. The Norway-based company claims Microsoft secures exclusive deals to pre-install Edge on Windows devices, making it harder for rivals like

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