EU Data Protection Board adopts age assurance statement with guiding principles
With age check legislation coming to the fore of discussions about online safety, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has…
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Start assessments now and consider age assurance ‘robustness’: Ofcom
Ofcom is readying for enforcement an age assurance with a series of stakeholder engagements, and took 3 days to discuss…
YouTube, Meta lean into age assurance in 2025
In the past twelve months, age assurance for online content – a method for knowing that a user is of…
Social media ban for kids under 13 advances through US Senate committee
U.S. kids under 13 could soon be banned from accessing social media platforms, as an age assurance law makes its…
Maryland age assurance lawsuit shows NetChoice digging in on First Amendment
The legal lockup over age assurance continues in Maryland, where tech industry lobby group NetChoice has filed a lawsuit challenging…
UNICEF partners with Japan to handout identity bracelets to Gazan children
UNICEF is partnering with the government of Japan to distribute identity bracelets to children in Gaza. The United Nations reports…
Yoti responds to Ofcom’s guidance on age checks for porn sites
While the age assurance sector has welcomed Ofcom’s newly published guidance on highly effective age assurance for adult content sites,…
COPPA changes specify children’s biometrics and government IDs for protection
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday issued notice that it finalized substantial changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…
Singapore slaps app stores with age verification requirement for adult apps
Singapore will impose age assurance requirements on app stores starting in April 2025, blocking underage users from downloading social media…
Texas age assurance law goes before U.S. Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of HB 1181, a Texas law requiring porn…
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