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Meta patented LLM that would post for users after they die

mashable - Meta recently won a patent for an LLM that would simulate users' accounts and post, like, and comment on their behalf, including for the accounts of people who have died.

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Meta’s “After You Die” AI Just Got Patented

17 days / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Meta patented LLM that would post for users after they die

17 days / mashable

Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users

17 days / techspot

Meta patents AI that lets dead people post from the great beyond

17 days / fastcompany / Chris Morris

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19312 / 4 stories in 17 days


These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.


Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned

17 days / techdirt / Mike Masnick

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

17 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik


Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits

More countries weigh social media bans for children

17 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

UK Considers Australian-Style Social Media Ban for Under-16s - Central News South Africa

18 days / co

UK Govt to Seek New Powers from Parliament to Restrict Social Media Use for Children

18 days / medianama / Rohit Singh

Turkish Parliament set to debate age limit for social media | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah

18 days / dailysabah

Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media - Wandsworth Times

18 days / wandsworthguardian

Keir Starmer declares 'months' timeline for social media age clampdown in UK - theregister.com

19 days / theregister

PM: “No platform gets a free pass”: Government takes action to keep children safe online - GOV.UK

19 days / gov


Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

17 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Players Fleeing Age-Verification

17 days / ycombinator


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An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/metas-own-research-found-parental-supervision-doesnt-really-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/

17 days / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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