Meta pushes common online age of majority in EU, Brazil cracks down on Instagram
Meta has published a statement in support of proposals to establish a common Digital Majority Age across EU member states,…
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SCOTUS rules to uphold Texas age verification law in high-profile case
In the high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court has ruled 6-3 in favor…
Patchwork of age check, online safety legislation grows across US
As the U.S. waits for the Supreme Court’s opinion on the Texas case of Paxton v. Free Speech Coalition, which…
Social media age check warning by NZ regulator reflects fear beyond proposal
A New Zealand bill that mirrors Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 could lead to large scale data…
Aylo stages digital revolt over age verification law as it shutters porn sites in France
Arrête! Censorious government is throwing a sheet over your cinéma épicé! Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité! A message in this spirit of…
US age verification and online safety event leans heavily toward Christian nationalism
Is age verification the future of the internet? It depends who you ask – and who gets a chance to…
Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial is halfway done
The Age Assurance Technology Trial is about halfway through its vendor interviews – according to an email update, “the critical…
Texas AG secures record breaking privacy settlement with Google
In a major development in the battle over consumer data privacy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a $1.375…
Age assurance laws influence search as users try and avoid biometric age checks
The debate over biometric age assurance measures for porn sites has moved to the pages of mainstream U.S. media, with…
YouTube, Meta lean into age assurance in 2025
In the past twelve months, age assurance for online content – a method for knowing that a user is of…
