Australia: whatever you do, don't call it a ban
The country's social media ban is an imperfect response to protect kids from harms that remain almost impossible to quantify on global platforms.
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and after a few weeks of feeling burned out, I am now channeling this guy's energy for the final weeks of the year. Enjoy.
— Australia's social media ban for teenagers is an imperfect solution to deal with social media harms. But it's better than doing nothing.
— The White House wants to stop US states from overseeing most forms of artificial intelligence. It's a move other countries should be wary of.
— How do the leading AI models rank in terms of publishing data on how they work? Here are the stats.
Let's get started.