Crime & Safety
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Wisconsin seeks consumer protections as AI chatbot company files for bankruptcy
Attorney General Josh Kaul joins nationwide coalition to keep young users safe as chatbot company Character.AI sells its assets.
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A professor says Wisconsin is “pretty far behind” on protecting kids online
Wisconsin is getting $313 million from Meta. Experts say the state still lags in protecting kids online.
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Local leaders want Big Tech held accountable for online scams
Sen. Kelda Roys joins speakers at Goodnam Community Center on Sept. 30 to push for accountability from tech companies whose platforms spread and profit from scams.
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Federal court ruling could challenge Wisconsin law banning AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Debate over the First Amendment could disrupt cases involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the Badger State.
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Meta pays record settlement as Wisconsin bans phones in schools, advocates want more
As Wisconsin students head back to school under new classroom phone restrictions, concerns about screen time and social media are mounting. A landmark $17.1 billion Meta settlement promises new protections for young users, but advocates say Big Tech still needs to do more.
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Wisconsin seniors lose money to AI scams as Meta profits
Wisconsin seniors are losing money to AI-generated deepfake scams while Meta profits from the ads pushing them, and state agencies are racing to catch up.
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Wisconsin set to receive $313M from Meta in landmark child safety reform settlement
The Badger State joins dozens of others who will receive millions of dollars as the social media giant implements stricter rules for its youngest users.
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A Wisconsinite-led research team works with teens to outline what they want on social media
Dr. Megan Moreno explains how she and other researchers collaborated with teens from across the US to create a guide that reflects a vision of social media that better supports how they think, feel, and connect.
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Meet the members of this south side violence prevention group
Every day, you can find the members of Team Unified out in the neighborhood lending support in some way.
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Unsolved murders and mysterious vanishings in Wisconsin’s haunting history
Some of Wisconsin’s most shocking crimes have never been solved. Read on to learn about some of the state’s longest-standing unsolved murders.
