A digital age of majority
Countries are converging on the idea of setting a minimum age for when children can access social media without tackling the underlying problems.
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and you find me in New York this week. More on that to be published on Oct 29. For those of you in the Big Apple, please reach out here (even if it's to recommend your favorite coffee joints.)
— Countries are converging on the idea of setting a "digital age of majority" for when children can access online services.
— Artificial intelligence-powered deepfakes have yet to up-end democratic elections. But the technology is not far from becoming identical to real videos/photos.
— A select few companies are starting to take a commanding lead in the different layers that make up the global market for generative AI.
Let's get started: