Senate hearing on kids and screens opens the door to expansive tech enforcement
When the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened its “Plugged Out” hearing last week on the impact of…
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For ChatGPT, OpenAI rolls out age inference system similar to YouTube’s
One of the more unheralded battles being decided in the development of the age assurance industry is how, exactly, to…
Age verification expands in gaming: Minecraft selects Yoti, Discord tests Persona
Minecraft players in the UK with adult accounts will have to complete age checks starting in February to continue using…
Regulations, but not for us: US age check debate bounces around the tech stack
The so-called tech temperance movement is upon us. Biometric age assurance tools are the new seatbelts, and legislation to make…
OneID cites privacy preservation for 10M age verification user milestone
OneID crossed over the 10 million user threshold for its age verification service in 2025, and is preparing to bring…
UK examining age assurance accuracy, kids social media use to build on OSA
For social media, the regulatory genie is out of the bottle. As nations look to Australia, which has prohibited social…
ISO 27566-1 advanced masterclass to go deep on practicalities of age assurance
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has released tickets for the ISO 27566 Advanced Practitioner Masterclass, scheduled to run in…
TikTok rolls out Yoti FAE across Europe as social media debate rages
TikTok is introducing age assurance across Europe in response to regulatory pressure. The ByteDance-owned platform’s age assurance methods include facial…
NetChoice keeps suing, states keep legislating in age check tug-of-war
Newton’s third law of motion dictates that all forces occur in pairs, and that for every force in nature there…
Australian age assurance law prompts removal of 4.7M underage accounts
Australian regulators have released initial results from the country’s social media age restriction, showing that major social media companies removed…
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