From phrenology to performance data, UK immigration age estimation debate intensifies
Advocacy groups are attacking the use of biometric facial age estimation as evidence in evaluations of child status among immigrants…
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New York puts accuracy minimums for age assurance into effect with SAFE for Kids Act
The New York Legislature has passed the final rules relating to social media age restrictions under the Stop Addictive Feeds…
2026 Age Assurance & Digital Age Credentials Market Report tracks rapidly evolving market
The global age assurance landscape is changing rapidly. Following Australia’s passage of the Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) Act in…
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…
2026 Age Assurance & Digital Age Credentials Market Report
Age assurance has rapidly evolved from a niche compliance requirement into one of the fastest-growing segments of digital identity. Governments…
Yoti, Licensing Connect prepare UK pubs for digital proof-of-age
It’s a good day for UK pubs. On top of the new prime minister’s announcement of a 20 percent cut…
European citizens initiative to add safeguards to digital ID, age checks advances
The European Commission has officially registered an initiative brought by the Pirate Party to force it to propose new legislation…
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…
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…
