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UK Tightens AI Chatbot Regulations to Protect Children

The UK government announced measures to close a loophole in the Online Safety Act so AI chatbots will be explicitly subject to rules requiring platforms to prevent illegal material or face fines and potential blocking. Prime Minister Keir Starmer named services including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft Copilot as falling within the expanded duties. The move follows scrutiny of X’s Grok chatbot and investigations by Ofcom and the European Commission into sexually explicit content. New powers discussed include setting minimum social‑media age limits, restricting harmful features (e.g., infinite scrolling), limiting children’s access to AI chatbots and VPNs, and requiring retention of a child’s online data after their death unless unrelated.

John McKoy soll bei Exponential für den Umsatz sorgen

Exponential Interactive announced the appointment of John McKoy as Chief Revenue Officer, promoting him from his prior role as Managing Director for APAC. In this new capacity, McKoy will lead the US and global sales organization and drive revenue growth across Exponential's products. Exponential Interactive, formerly Tribal Fusion, is described as a premium ad network delivering branding campaigns aimed at high audience engagement across Display, Video, and Mobile channels. McKoy will focus on strategies such as audience modeling and targeting to grow revenue for Exponential’s offerings. Previously, he held leadership roles in Sales and Business Development at ninemsn, Sensis, and Sensis Mediasmart. Dilip DaSilva, founder and CEO of Exponential, welcomed McKoy, noting his extensive experience and alignment with the company’s global expansion goals.