Instagram to work with AI and parents on Teen Account honesty
Instagram is expanding its Teen Accounts feature, which along with facial age estimation from Yoti is among the social media…
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Age assurance differs across continents, as Europe, UK take stronger stance than US
The wild frontier of age assurance legislation continues to take shape, as legal decisions and regulatory trends create incremental shifts…
Indonesia’s new regulation frames age assurance as defense against child exploitation
The complexity of the task facing age assurance providers comes into sharp focus when viewed against the global context. For…
Age assurance regulations push sites to weigh risks and explore options for compliance
Online age assurance laws have taken effect in certain jurisdictions, prompting platforms to look carefully at what they’re liable for…
Privado ID and Privately project selected for European Blockchain Sandbox
A project from identity verification company Privado ID and age estimation provider Privately has been selected for the third cohort…
EU age assurance app raises question: should governments pay to protect kids from porn?
A truth that came into sharp focus at the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit is that discussing age assurance,…
LAFC teams up with Wicket to offer facial authentication for ticketing, concessions
Wicket continues to excel in the biometric ticketing space, with the announcement of a partnership with LAFC to bring what…
Age assurance standards approach inflection point as regulations roll out
Age assurance is reaching a number of dramatic milestones this year, including the publication of a finalized ISO standard, the…
US trade wars raise UK, EU fears child safety laws will become bargaining chips
Children’s online safety advocates are petitioning the UK to hold firm on its child protection legislation, amid concerns that the…
Double blind age assurance requirement for porn sites takes effect in France
France is getting harder on online porn. The nation began enforcing Europe’s first age assurance law in January, with regulator…
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