Age checks for social media find global support
The sun has now risen twice since Australia cut off access to social media for kids under 16, and so…
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Congress moves to confront the rise of deepfake fraud
The newly introduced AI Fraud Deterrence Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Ted Lieu and Neal Dunn, seeks to…
Pinterest lines up behind Meta to endorse App Store Accountability Act
Pinterest has endorsed Utah Senator Mike Lee’s App Store Accountability Act (ASA), which puts the onus on mobile app stores…
US lawmakers debate slate of kids online safety legislation
A subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today interrogated an extensive list of proposed online safety laws…
Age restrictions bear down on social media platforms
On December 10, Australia will begin enforcing a law that says kids under 16 years of age can’t use social…
With age assurance law, Missouri joins growing list of states on Pornhub’s blacklist
Missouri’s online safety law, which puts age verification requirements on adult content sites, has taken effect. As of November 30,…
As Dec 10 deadline approaches, opponents of Australia social media law get louder
With less than two weeks to go before Australia’s social media ban for people under 16 takes effect, Silicon Valley…
Meta lobbies Canada’s government to put age assurance at the app store level
Meta is trying to get ahead of the age assurance debate in Canada, with a pitch to the government in…
EU Parliament supports age assurance to block kids under 16 from social media
The European Parliament is supporting an EU-wide digital minimum age of 16 for accessing social media, video-sharing platforms and AI…
Australian opposition politician challenges age checks for social media
Australia’s Digital Freedom Project holds that the country’s age restrictions for social media, and mandated age verification to prove eligibility,…
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