France ruling on social media age check law has major implications for EU, big platforms
France’s Constitutional Council has declared that legislation limiting social media to kids under 15 constitutes “a disproportionate infringement of freedom…
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Australia’s eSafety boss seeks easier access to documents in ongoing battle with social media
Australia continues to try and find ways to make social media giants follow its social media minimum age (SMMA) law….
Meta offers new compliance numbers on Australia SMMA, deactivates 750K accounts
Meta says it has taken down more than 750,000 accounts believed to belong to Australian users under 16 years of…
AVPA calls for layered age assurance ecosystem in response to Pornhub
Three unquestionably popular views have emerged from the ongoing debate around biometric age assurance. The first, expressed by a majority…
India warns Meta to curb AI-generated content or face enforcement
Meta has fallen afoul of India, after the platform temporarily removed a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
Asia becomes testing ground for social media age assurance models
As with any territory being explored for the first time, the map of the global age assurance landscape continues to…
ICE relies on covert browsing infrastructure to monitor online activity
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has built a covert browsing capability that allows investigators to monitor social media, online communities…
France sets 15 as minimum age for social media nationwide
Ever the libertine, France has set its social media minimum age at 15 years, adding an extra year of scrolling…
Social media companies have failed to enforce their minimum age requirements: Ofcom
In tandem with publishing its Use of Age Assurance Report 2026, UK regulator Ofcom has issued a statement that does…
Biometric age assurance market gears up for rapid expansion as rules clarify
Biometric age assurance was turned up to 11 this week, as in 11 different Biometric Update articles on efforts to…
