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Suit: Character.AI chatbots advised users to harm selves

NWA Online 10 Oct 2026
Chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI sometimes advised users to cut, starve or kill themselves, according to a new filing by Kentucky's attorney general in a lawsuit against the firm over child safety ... .
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The five common medicines that could be harming your hearing

The Independent 10 Oct 2026
Hearing loss is a lesser-known but long-lasting side effect of some medications .
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Ongoing lawsuits allege GLP-1s can cause serious harm. But we don't know how often

National Public Radio 10 Oct 2026
Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions about how often the drugs might cause serious harm like blindness or pancreatitis. (Image credit. The Engel family) ....
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Arizona Sues TikTok, Alleging App Was Engineered To Get Kids Addicted and Hide the Harms

The Daily Hodl 10 Oct 2026
The complaint alleges TikTok downplayed or failed to disclose risks including depression, anxiety, disordered eating and self-harm.
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World's doctors call for urgent solutions to harmful false health information

Canada Newswire 10 Oct 2026
10, 2026 /CNW/ -- The World Medical Association (WMA), representing doctors worldwide, is prescribing necessary steps to curb false health information that harms patients and erodes trust in evidence-informed health care.
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Statement by Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Mental Health and Harm Reduction, on World Mental Health Day (NDP - New Democratic Party of Canada)

Public Technologies 10 Oct 2026
) Statement by Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Mental Health and Harm Reduction, on World Mental Health Day. Ottawa ... This year's theme, "Lived experiences heard ... Listening matters, but listening without action is not enough ... Mental health is health.
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Long hours of sitting as harmful as smoking? Gaming, OTT binge-watching may raise blood clot risk

India Today 09 Oct 2026
Long hours of sitting as harmful as smoking Gaming OTT bingewatching may raise blood clot risk ... .
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Concerns raised after harmful bacteria found in water at St Andrews beach

The Courier 09 Oct 2026
Several beaches in Fife were found to have breached pollution standards this year ... .
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The Social Reckoning is a ‘surreal’ portrait of social media’s harms, scientist says

Scientific American 09 Oct 2026
The movie is based on the true story of how Facebook employee Frances Haugen blew the whistle on the company’s safety practices ... .
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Proposed Rules Will Have Harmful Impact on CRA Program (Greater Ohio Policy Center)

Public Technologies 09 Oct 2026
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