Families of suicide victims are testing whether AI chatbots can be held liable for harmful advice. Big Tech may not be ready for this shift, a law professor explains – as the law that protects search engines and social media probably doesn’t apply
Antisemitism may not be common among U.S. students or faculty, but a small number with extreme views can set the tone on campus – and Jewish students feel it
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The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is a serious threat to free expression – but not because the comedians’ rights were violated.
Just last year a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that the government can’t legally pressure a corporation to suppress speech.
Hepatitis B once infected 18,000 U.S. kids a year. Today, fewer than 1,000. Vaccinating at birth made that possible, yet the policy is now up for debate, explains a pediatrician and preventive medicine specialist https://buff.ly/bLXcl6x
These 23 books were removed from Florida school libraries under HB 1069.
A federal judge has now struck down part of that law, citing nearly a century of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas.
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🚨Arctic sea ice has shrunk by about 50% since 1978 🚨
This is reshaping ecosystems, accelerating global warming and threatening communities that rely on it.
A polar scientist shares what he’s seen on the ice and what’s at stake:
Birds flock together to confuse predators and boost their odds of survival — but those on the edge are most likely to be caught.
Flocking is a high-stakes game of being just faster than your neighbor 🐦
Brazil’s verdict against Bolsonaro is historic — the first time a leader there has been held accountable for attempting to subvert democracy.
“Given Brazil’s fraught political history, the courageous steps Brazilian leaders have taken to strengthen its democratic institutions and the rule of law are, in my view, not minor feats – particularly at a time when democracy seems to be retreating around the world,” writes a political scholar who has studied Brazilian history.
Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates for schools could spark a trend in other conservative states. The state has been a trailblazer in other areas of education policy too, from school choice to curriculum restrictions.
