Canada’s age assurance debate heats up around Bill S-209
Age assurance for pornographic content online is likely coming to Canada – and the debate over it has already arrived….
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Great global age assurance show plays out from New Zealand to Texas
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner isn’t convinced that Australia’s incoming prohibition on social media accounts for users under 16 is a…
‘Catalytic use case for digital ID’: Luciditi’s Dan Johnson talks OSA, age verification
It’s been a big year for Luciditi. As an age verification provider accredited under the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes…
Roku should have ‘been aroused to question age of users,’ says Florida AG
Roku is facing legal trouble in Florida, where Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced that the Office of Parental Rights…
New proposal pushes EU-wide digital minimum age of 16 for social media
EU lawmakers want children to be protected online, and some of them say platforms aren’t doing enough, fast enough. New…
Australian legislators spar with platforms, each other over age assurance laws
If there’s one thing every platform can agree on when it comes to age assurance, it’s that biometric age verification…
Meta hitches Teen Account content settings to MPA’s PG-13 rating
Meta finds itself in a tight spot. Having built its empire hoovering up users by the billions in an unregulated…
One, two, Ofcom’s coming for you; three four, EU’s enforcing more
It’s almost Halloween, which means the boogeyman is coming to get you – this year, particularly, if you are an…
AI prompts Newsom to sign new legislation on chatbots, age verification
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed additional legislation aimed at protecting children online, as the state aims to maintain its…
EU updates age verification blueprint app amid debate on social media restrictions
The European Commission has released a second version of the EU’s age verification app blueprint, as the bloc continues to…
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