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A new poll suggests that an overwhelming majority of adults support a classroom ban on phones. TechRadar readers can make their opinion known here.
Snapchat will stop recommending fully AI generated videos on Spotlight, favoring authentic human made content instead, while still allowing AI edited videos to appear.
LinkedIn is turning to the community to help combat its AI slop problem with a button that lets users flag AI writing.

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LinkedIn rolled out a new feature letting users flag any post that “Seems like AI slop.” Chief product officer Hari Srinivasan says it will feed the platform’s models.