Governments converge on age assurance but diverge on how to implement it
Governments around the world are increasingly aligned on the view that minors need stronger protections against online harms, in the…
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No age checks for half of Australian kids but social media accounts still drop 10%
Social media account ownership by children under 16 years old has declined by over 10 percent in the first three…
UK, Australia evidence points to weak age checks, not VPNs, as main problem
Three letters trouble the biometric age assurance industry more than most: VPN. Virtual Private Networks are the poster child for…
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…
Australia doubles fines for social media companies not following age check law
Privacy-preserving biometric age assurance technologies work; what doesn’t is insignificant consequences for massive, multibillion dollar companies. Australia is taking this…
FOSI reports suggest support growing for Australia’s social media age minimum
The Australian experiment in establishing a minimum age for using social media presents two large problems for those who frame…
Australia builds enforcement layer behind age assurance laws
Australia is moving beyond age assurance mandates toward a broader legal framework designed to hold online platforms accountable for harms…
Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law
More data has been released showing that Silicon Valley’s social media giants have no interest in complying in good faith…
Governments want fast action on social media age checks, but compliance lags
Meta has run afoul of EU online safety laws. The European Commission has announced that it has found Instagram and…
Australian regulators come together on privacy, online safety
The relationship between various regulatory bodies across the privacy and online safety spectrum can be difficult to parse. Australia’s two…
