NetChoice keeps fighting Arkansas’ efforts to regulate youth access to social media
The legal lobby for Silicon Valley’s biggest companies has filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop Arkansas’ Act…
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Starmer ‘shifts position’ on Australian-style social media legislation for UK
As the UK government appears to pare down its national digital ID plan, it is simultaneously warming to the idea…
New York looks at biometric age verification to curb underage sports gambling
The governor of New York State is considering regulating online sports betting with requirements for biometric age checks. In her…
New ITL partner to bring biometric access control, note checking to Peru’s casinos
A new technology distribution partnership for Innovative Technology (ITL) in Peru targets the country’s gambling industry with the company’s cash-checking…
Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026
Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026 Manchester, UK April 14-16, 2026 The 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit will focus…
Meta pledges compliance with social media laws while continuing pushback
Meta wants Australia to know that it’s toeing the line. That’s the message the company conveys with a new update…
One year in, Brazil’s online gambling regulations provide model for region
One of the defining features of the 2020s so far is the explosion of legal sports betting. For years, gambling…
Age assurance proposals show healthy policy activity but suffer from omissions
An opinion piece in Tech Policy Press suggests that the solution to privacy concerns around online age checks may be…
Online safety legislation soldiers on in EU, despite US pushback
The legislation of age restrictions for social media platforms could be a major point of conflict in 2026. The U.S….
Roblox rolls out facial age estimation for chat access globally
Roblox has rolled out an age assurance requirement to access chat features globally, after piloting the feature in several countries…
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