Fraud and Lawsuits

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (152+ words) Two parents and their children in Illinois and California have sued the social media giant over unreleased facial recognition software tied to Meta's smart glasses. In a statement to Wired, Meta said the lawsuit is "without merit and misrepresents" its…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (995+ words) A federal judge has thrown out the copyright claims at the center of Wixen Music Publishing‘s lawsuit against Meta Platforms. Judge John F. Walter ruled that Wixen has not shown it holds the rights that would let it sue…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (317+ words) Union County State's Attorney Tyler Tripp has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Illinois Department of Human Services from closing portions of the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna. Tripp filed the suit on behalf of Union…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (347+ words) A 34-year-old California man is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming weeks of conversations with ChatGPT reinforced dangerous religious delusions during a manic episode and contributed to his suicide attempt. A man is suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT reinforced…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (815+ words) The family of the 35-year-old mother of four seeks $4 million, alleging jail staff withheld psychiatric medication and failed to take suicide precautions. Venango County Prison Board FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — Venango County Prison officials ignored Jamie Marie Baker’s known suicide risk…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (534+ words) Vassar College's student newspaper of record since 1866 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 relieves social media companies, from Grindr to Google, of accountability in the event that their platform causes harm to users via misinformation, defamation or other issues…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (506+ words) Michael Lines has diagnosed bipolar 1 and knows that he’s prone to severe periods of mania. He also admits to becoming more religious during those manic periods, and he believes that ChatGPT may have fueled those religious delusions after he told…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (331+ words) Arstechnica has recently reported that OpenAI’s ChatGPT made a California resident, Michael Lines, believe that he was Jesus. According to the report, Lines had used ChatGPT since 2023, where he primarily used the AI tool for everyday questions about powerlifting, meal…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (526+ words) Two-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes’ 2019 death was so horrific that legislators passed a law in her honor to ensure the Department of Children and Family Services would provide abused and neglected kids with continued support services once they’re returned to their parents....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (452+ words) California is urging a federal appeals court to reject Google's and Meta's most recent push to block enforcement of a law prohibiting social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to minors under 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian. In…...