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Every Thursday evening's briefing, archived here as the year builds.

The current week's briefing is live at /weekly. Past editions collect here as the year builds.

Briefings are published Thursday evenings alongside the weekly newsletter.

Past briefings

June 4, 2026

Week of May 29 – June 4, 2026

Meta turned on default-restricted teen content settings worldwide across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, with parents required to approve changes. Florida AG Uthmeier became the first state to sue OpenAI over child safety risks from ChatGPT. Roblox rolled out Kids (ages 5 to 8) and Select (ages 9 to 15) accounts globally. The House introduced the companion to the Kids Off Social Media Act. At least 14 states are now extending child safety laws to AI chatbots.