EU updates age verification blueprint app amid debate on social media restrictions
The European Commission has released a second version of the EU’s age verification app blueprint, as the bloc continues to…
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FTC warns companies not to soften policy to accommodate UK, EU online safety laws
The U.S. government does not like Europe’s new digital safety laws. It does not like them on free speech, claiming…
Progress on age assurance since enforcement deadline ‘substantial,’ says ICO
A recent webinar from Shufti Pro sees the UK firm digging into the age assurance question, exploring how platforms can…
European leaders vows not to be bullied on digital safety laws
With U.S. politicians cranking up the rhetoric over online safety legislation across the pond, EU leaders are clapping back. Reuters…
OSA, DSA in the crosshairs as US hearing continues assault on foreign laws
Republicans in Washington are very unhappy about online safety legislation in the UK and EU. Today, they threw a formal…
4chan lawsuit says OSA doesn’t apply to it because US invented the internet
Online forum 4chan is famous for the belligerence of its users, so it’s not surprising that it has bristled at…
Rage verification: objections to UK, US online safety laws get heated
In the course of a few months, online age assurance – and the age verification or age estimation tech that…
US makes changes to EU Digital Services Act a condition of final trade deal
Having hurled accusations of censorship at the UK Online Safety Act, the U.S. government is putting more pressure on Europe…
US campaign aims to pressure EU into changing Digital Services Act
The question of how aspiring autocrat Donald Trump’s bully administration will affect digital identity outside the U.S. has been the…
EU seeks more age verification transparency amid contentious debate
Age assurance requirements are contentious everywhere, and robust social dialogue is needed to make clear what kind of online gating…
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