Discord to make teen settings default, Australia wants a word with Roblox
Discord is rolling out “teen-by-default” settings for all users globally. A release from the messaging platform says “all new and…
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.
Movement to get kids off social media gains momentum in EU
The snowball is officially rolling. In the wake of Australia’s landmark Social Media Minimum Age act, the movement to get…
Match Group extends FaceTec liveness to Hinge, adds age verification for UK, Oz users
Online dating application Hinge now requires new and existing users in the UK and Australia to undergo facial age estimation…
NetChoice back in appeals court over injunction on Mississippi age assurance law
Mississippi is currently home to one of the nation’s most contentious legal battles over age assurance legislation, and it shows…
Bright lights shine on age assurance as Australian law, ISO standard forge new paths
If Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law is an experiment in regulation, it is currently under a microscope. The…
Two months in, Snapchat is still not a fan of Australia’s social media law
As Australia daily moves further into its era of age restrictions on large social media platforms, various stakeholders are offering…
Spain to restrict social media for users under 16: PM Sánchez
Spain is the latest EU nation to pursue a law restricting social media sites for users under 16 years of…
AI platforms flippant about stopping deepfake porn; authorities stepping in
Civitai is an online marketplace for AI-generated content, which has a ban on deepfake pornography but also sells files specifically…
How to deploy responsible age checks at scale? Big Tech titans give different answers
One of the more remarkable contrasts at this week’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) panel on age verification comes in a…
Age assurance policy landscape sees different camps adopt different positions
A maze is a popular metaphor for a complex structure that is difficult to navigate. A panel at the Federal…
