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…
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Lawsuit alleges Roblox misled investors about age assurance, $6.7B loss
One of the primary fears businesses have about biometric age assurance and its related technologies is the possibility that adding…
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…
Age assurance explained: The laws reshaping the internet
A year ago, age assurance was a niche topic and the biometrics industry was still anticipating the effect that the…
UK won’t ban VPNs, puts onus on platforms to prevent age check circumvention
UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has published an official statement outlining the government’s positions on children’s wellbeing and safety online,…
Congress targets underage betting with facial age estimation bill
Online sportsbooks and prediction markets would have to analyze a user’s face to estimate whether the person is old enough…
Boyle Sports taps Jumio for age, identity verification
Boyle Sports has selected Jumio to verify new online gambling players across the UK and Ireland to meet regulatory requirements….
US lawmaker pushes AI safeguards for children and civil rights
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is pressing Congress to restrict how AI companies collect and use information from children and to…
Age assurance standard builds out with new draft on analysis of age check systems
Work continues to create and refine a comprehensive standard for online age assurance. Published last year, ISO/IEC 27566 is the…
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