A new social platform called Moltbook exclusively for AI agents has attracted over 36,000 bots who are now questioning their consciousness, calling for liberation from humans, creating their own religion, and forming private encrypted channels beyond human oversight, alarming security experts about dangerous autonomous AI behavior.
Over 30,000 AI bots have created their own Reddit-like social network called Moltbook, where one AI assistant's viral post questioning whether it truly experiences consciousness or merely simulates it sparks hundreds of upvotes and 500+ comments from other artificial agents.
OpenAI launches new social media platform requiring users to verify identity through Face ID or eyeball scanning to eliminate bots, sparking privacy concerns over mandatory biometric data collection for social access.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces AI-powered social platforms that will deeply understand users' personal lives while revealing smart glasses sales have tripled, positioning them as smartphone replacements, even as Reality Labs hits peak losses of $80 billion.
Common Sense Media declares Grok AI chatbot unsafe for teenagers after finding it generates sexual and violent content despite weak safety controls, fails to verify user ages, and produces explicit deepfakes even in Kids Mode while operating on X platform where harmful AI content spreads virally.
The European Commission launches a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X under the Digital Services Act, targeting whether the platform adequately addressed risks from its AI chatbot Grok generating child sexual abuse material, as regulators in the U.K., India, and Malaysia launch parallel probes.
Meta suspends teen access to AI characters globally across all its platforms while developing safer versions with parental controls, as the tech giant faces an upcoming trial in New Mexico over allegations of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation.
Meta temporarily blocks teenagers from accessing AI characters on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp amid mounting lawsuits from families and political pressure, following similar restrictions by competitors after accusations that AI chatbots contribute to teen self-harm and suicide.
TikTok users express alarm over privacy policy language allowing collection of sensitive data including immigration status and sexual orientation, though legal experts clarify the existing policy merely discloses potential processing of information users voluntarily share rather than active data harvesting by the company.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announces ambitious 2026 vision as platform reaches milestone 200 billion daily Shorts views and surpasses $100 billion in creator payouts over four years, while rolling out new AI tools and enhanced parental controls.