Rumored plan to expand UK digital ID to newborns gives Tories chance to attack
There is fresh panic in the UK over rumors that the government is considering extending its digital ID scheme to…
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New Virginia law tests a time limit approach to teen social media use
Virginia will begin enforcing a new social media law on January 1 that, by default, will limit children under 16…
One check to rule them all: quest for reusable age assurance to ramp up in 2026
At first, the idea of reusable identity might sound redundant. After all, what is identity if not a stable set…
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law as unconstitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has blocked Texas’ sweeping App Store Accountability Act from taking…
US House committee signals comprehensive privacy push next spring
House Committee on Energy and Commerce leaders have signaled that, after finishing a push on children’s online safety and teen…
Court challenges to Australia’s age checks for social media consolidated
Australia will have to defend the constitutional validity of its online age check for social media access in a single,…
Kids online safety hits a legal and political breaking point in the US
The effort to regulate children’s online safety in the United States has entered one of its most fractured and legally…
US State AGs target social media, porn platforms over kids’ online safety compliance
It’s the week before Christmas, and all through the States, the lawsuits are flying like tossed dinner plates. Indiana Attorney…
UK rights committee questions police use of FRT on children, bias report
The UK Joint Committee on Human Rights has posed a series of questions to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood about police…
Online safety laws in US face powerful pushback from Big Tech’s legal avatars
If the age assurance regulations enacted around the globe in 2025 make for a sound metaphorical wave, the same cannot…
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