The cursor and the damage done. Neil Young, 79, has announced that he is leaving Facebook over the platform’s internal policies regarding communications between artificial intelligence chatbots and children.

Neil Young is staging yet another boycott of a major online platform. The rocker declared that he would no longer be using Facebook, after a Reuters report revealed that Meta permitted its chatbot to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.

If you’ve been relying on Neil Young’s official Facebook or Instagram presences to stay abreast of the rock mainstay’s activities, you might need to find a new source for your information. As of August 14,