Canada regulator backs privacy-preserving age assurance
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has published a policy note and guidance documents pertaining to age…
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Roblox settles with Alabama, West Virginia, agrees to age checks for users under 16
Social gaming platform Roblox is settling its accounts. Having settled with the State of Nevada for $12.5 million over lawsuits…
Roblox on the hook for $12.5M in Nevada online child safety settlement
Roblox has agreed to pay $12.5 million to the State of Nevada, in part of a settlement deal that “resolves…
Inaugural Age Assurance Industry Awards crown winners at gala
The age assurance industry has its Oscars. In a posh ceremony hosted by BBC presenter Charlie Stayt, the first-ever Age…
UK public mostly happy with ‘age verification’ laws, campaigners less so
Age assurance may not stop that many children from accessing online pornography, but it’s a good idea anyway, according to…
Social media age restrictions back on the table in the Netherlands
The new minority government in the Netherlands has reintroduced the possibility of putting age restrictions on social media. While plans…
Marshall Scholar tells BU Podcast how to fix the age assurance debate
Ben Fischer is a Marshall Scholar studying the technical and social implications of privacy preserving age assurance at the University…
Age assurance gets boost from $6M judgement against Meta, YouTube
Liability in civil court is looming as a motivator for social media platforms to implement age assurance, after a jury…
Facial age estimation adoption puts pressure on ecosystem
As an area of technology that is being implemented even as legal mandates are taking force and the criteria for…
Brazil lays out preliminary guidelines for biometric age assurance under Digital ECA
Brazil’s data watchdog has published preliminary guidelines for adopting age-assurance technology to restrict underage users from products and services. The…
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