Age assurance legislation for social media gets ping-pong treatment in US courts
Ohio is engaged in a legal back-and-forth over whether youth under 16 years of age should be allowed on social…
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Greece launches children’s digital wallet for online age assurance
Greece has launched its digital wallet for children to use when accessing age-restricted online platforms or content. The new Kids…
Ike Tech submits on-device age assurance for vapes for FDA approval
California-based Ike Tech has submitted its real-time age verification technology to prevent youth vaping to the U.S. government for approval….
UK Children’s Commissioner calls for ban on ‘nudify’ AI apps
The UK Children’s Commissioner is calling for a total ban on apps that use generative AI tools to create sexually…
UK online child safety rules finalized by Ofcom ahead of July deadline
New rules have been set for protecting UK children from online harms with the publication of the Protection of Children…
Age assurance enforcement concerns raised as porn sites drag feet
A barking dog is alarming, but if it has no legs, it’s not scary for very long. This is particularly…
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…
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…
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,…
CitizenCard offers 13-15s age assurance, but social media ban for users under 16 on table
The 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit is over, but the age assurance debate continues across the globe, with new…
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