TikTok forwards harmful content every 39 seconds, eight social media influencers are charged with a securities fraud scheme and the Department of Energy seeks to fund Fusion Technologies
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According to a new report published on Wednesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), TikTok offers some users self-harm and eating disorder content within minutes of joining the platform. Researchers posed as 13-year-olds interested in body image and mental health. Within 2.6 minutes, TikTok’s algorithms recommended suicide content and eating disorder content within eight minutes. Researchers found eating disorder videos with 13.2 billion views in a total of 56 TikTok hashtags during the study. The study comes as more than 1,200 families are pursuing lawsuits against social media companies, including TikTok. A spokesperson for TikTok challenged the study’s methodology, saying; “We regularly consult with health experts, address violations of our policies, and provide access to supportive resources for anyone in need.”
Source: cbs news
US prosecutors say they have charged eight individuals in a securities fraud scheme they allege made about $114 million by using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks. Reuters reported that the eight men presented themselves as successful traders on social media platforms and then operated a “pump and dump” scheme by hyping up particular shares to their followers with the intention of dumping them when prices rose. did. “Securities fraud victimizes innocent investors and undermines the integrity of our public markets,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Source: reuters
EnergyWire reports that following the success of nuclear fusion, the US Department of Energy is now in the process of determining which competing fusion technologies should be funded to produce carbon-free fusion power for the US grid by 2040. The grant seeks to help private fusion developers create blueprints for a utility-scale pilot plant that could provide at least 50 megawatts of power to the grid. The funding is supported by an authorization of $50 million from Congress in the 2020 Energy Act. “The goal is to hopefully be able to operate a fusion pilot in the early 2030s,” said a senior DOE official.
Source: energywire
Kyodo News reported that the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would introduce a mandatory system for newly built homes to be equipped with solar panels from fiscal year 2025 in a bid to reduce carbon emissions from the domestic sector. Major construction companies will be required to install solar panels on buildings With a total floor area of less than 2,000 square metres. The metropolitan government estimates that the initial cost to install the 980,000 yen ($7,200) 4-kilowatt panels can be covered within 10 years from electricity sales revenue and can be reduced to six years with subsidies. Tokyo has set a target of halving carbon emissions from 2000 levels by 2030. A supplementary budget of 116.2 billion yen was also approved for the plan, which also included subsidies to install the panels.
Source: kyodo news
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