Technology

AG Sues Snapchat, Promotes Shield Initiative

West Virginia's Attorney General JB McCuskey continues his campaign against social media companies for putting children at risk. Thursday he announced a lawsuit against Snap Inc., the maker of Snapchat.

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AG McCuskey Sues Makers Of ChatGPT For Violating Consumer Protection Laws, Endangering Children

The suit alleges the generative chatbot can be dangerous to vulnerable users, like children, including coaching users to commit suicide or to harm other people. It also states OpenAI has been misleading the public into believing that ChatGPT is a tool that puts safety first.

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Treasurer's Office Releases Analysis Of Potential Tax Revenue From Mason County Data Centers

The analysis places the total tax income from the two projects at over $231 million annually, a fraction of the roughly $77 billion the companies plan to invest developing the data centers.

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Lawmakers Request Surveillance Company Flock Appear At November Committee Meeting

Flock Safety, maker of automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems, has until Monday, Oct. 19 to confirm that representatives of the company will appear at a planned interim legislative committee meeting Nov. 9.

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