Bulgaria MP tables bill calling for age limits, age checks on social media
Bulgaria has joined the growing list of countries weighing age restrictions for major social media sites. A bill on the…
age verification
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European Commission calls for mandated age assurance for social media
The European Commission’s special panel on child safety online has published its final report. Convened to study how kids’ use…
New Incode age estimation tool processes biometrics on-device
Prompted by the introduction of online safety regulations globally, Incode has released an on-device age estimation product. An announcement from…
French vape industry calls for age verification standard in online sales
The health status of vaping remains unsettled, with some studies showing that e-cigarettes can damage the heart and lungs faster…
Accuracy minimums for age checks could bring Big Social in line with Australian law
“Age checks fail.” That is, perhaps, a snappier headline than “social media platforms aren’t following the law” – and it’s…
SCOTUS sides with Texas on app store age verification, denies emergency block
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a requests to block Texas’ app store age verification law on grounds it would violate…
G7 backs privacy-preserving approach to age assurance
While AI rises to the top of the agenda, child online safety continues to be a going concern – and…
Pressure grows for AI regulation focused on children’s safety
As regulators around the world struggle to put the genie of social media back in its bottle and curb some…
Scandit launches biometric age verification, estimation for retail self-checkouts
Switzerland-based Scandit has launched a new facial age estimation and age verification system for retail self-checkouts that it says can…
RealityChek
RealityChek develops AI-powered identity verification, age assurance, and synthetic media detection technology for enterprises. Its platform combines multimodal AI detection…
