Big platforms pout over Australia’s social media law but pledge to comply
Any parent understands that, in some cases, no matter how hard a child protests the rules, they’ll probably give in…
Age Assurance
Biometric age assurance is any method of confirming a claim about the age of an individual by measuring their physical characteristics or actions. It includes age verification, which compares face biometrics from a reference image on an identity document to a facial photo or selfie, and age estimation, which analyzes the facial features in a photo to estimate a person’s age, typically within a given range. It also includes other methods that utilize voice or gesture.
Google begins rolling out age assurance in app store in response to US laws
Age verification has hit Google’s Play store. Having implemented its age inference system on YouTube, the tech giant has apparently…
Laws have set stage for social media age checks, tech is progressing: Macron
The EU is moving steadily toward the adoption of a bloc-wide minimum age for social media, with growing support among…
Juul of denial: castigated vaping brand aims to defy ruin with age assurance tech
Juul, which for a time led the booming market for fruity vapes, is back. The company has paid out billions…
Canada’s AI minister considering age assurance requirements for chatbots
Canada is considering putting digital age check requirements on large language model (LLM) chatbots. According to the Canadian Press, the…
Is age verification killing porn site traffic? Aylo says yes, AVPA says no
In the lead-up to the enforcement deadline of the UK’s Online Safety Act, Aylo, the company that owns Pornhub and…
Social media regulation goes viral as NZ, EU look to follow Australia
Can regulation go viral? It’s not a bad way to describe what’s happening with online safety legislation related to age…
Big social media platforms all covered by Australian social ban: eSafety Commissioner
Everyone’s invited. That’s the message to Big Tech from Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant. But it’s no party; the commissioner…
Murder in Malaysia inflames debate on mandatory identity checks for social media
The scenario is eerily familiar: “A 14-year-old male student was charged on Oct 22 with the murder of his 16-year-old…
Outdated NIST data fuels argument against app store age checks
Apple is preparing to comply with Texas’ new law imposing age assurance measures on app stores, SB2420, and the Computer…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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