APAAR digital student ID issued to more than 65% of students in Maharashtra
The government of India’s Maharashtra state has issued 16,500,000 students with the country’s Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) digital…
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Social media platforms to feel global regulatory crunch in 2025
2025 is shaping up to be a tough year for social media platforms, as the world trends toward stronger age…
Scotland updates guidance on biometrics in schools
Newly updated guidance on the use of biometric technology systems in Scottish schools serves as a critical document for education…
Ofcom releases online safety rules, sets compliance deadline of March 16, 2025
Ofcom has published the first major policy statement outlining final guidelines for online platforms under the Online Safety Act. The…
Birth registration progresses globally but big gaps remain in Sub Saharan Africa: UNICEF
About 8 in 10 children globally below the age of five have had a birth registration around the world in…
Yoti facial age estimation helps Yubo build trust with users
Yubo, which bills itself as a “live social discovery platform,” has released a new case study showing how they have…
Ondato releases Age Verification Report as countries trend toward stricter regulations
Australia caused shockwaves when it approved a social media ban for under-16s a couple of weeks ago. The world-first law…
60-day deadline for child residence registration in Vietnam
A decree issued by Vietnam late last month requires newborns to be registered for a residence certificate within a period…
Kids are bypassing weak age assurance measure in droves, and it has to change: Ofcom
When Instagram says only eight percent of its users are between 13 and 16, it neglects to factor in that…
ACCS’s Tony Allen breaks down Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial
In Canberra on Thursday, Tony Allen, CEO of the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), presented a stakeholder briefing on the…
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