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…
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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…
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law as unconstitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has blocked Texas’ sweeping App Store Accountability Act from taking…
Online safety laws in US face powerful pushback from Big Tech’s legal avatars
If the age assurance regulations enacted around the globe in 2025 make for a sound metaphorical wave, the same cannot…
Washington’s online safety push collides with big tech and fracturing Congress
The sprint to reassert control over children’s online safety entered a volatile new phase this week. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping…
Pinterest lines up behind Meta to endorse App Store Accountability Act
Pinterest has endorsed Utah Senator Mike Lee’s App Store Accountability Act (ASA), which puts the onus on mobile app stores…
US lawmakers debate slate of kids online safety legislation
A subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today interrogated an extensive list of proposed online safety laws…
Meta lobbies Canada’s government to put age assurance at the app store level
Meta is trying to get ahead of the age assurance debate in Canada, with a pitch to the government in…
Aylo continues to argue site-level age verification is ineffective
Aylo, the Canadian company that owns Pornhub and its related network of adult content sites, is not going down without…
Google publishes guidance on Play Age Signals API as part of online safety package
Google has published a guide on how to use the beta version of its Play Age Signals API to retrieve…
