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…
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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…
UK bill amendments propose highly effective age assurance for social media, VPNs
A group of House of Lords peers have tabled amendments that could have big implications for social media companies, VPN…
UK MPs debate evolution of Online Safety Act, reject repeal petition
Just over 550,000 people in the UK signed a petition calling for the repeal of the Online Safety Act, prompting…
Coalition of states hammers NetChoice in defense of Arkansas’ Social Media Safety Act
A new challenge in the U.S. court system cuts to the bone on the question of age assurance laws for…
Washington’s online safety push collides with big tech and fracturing Congress
The sprint to reassert control over children’s online safety entered a volatile new phase this week. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping…
Reddit files High Court challenge to Australia’s social media age restrictions
Australia’s government says it “stands firm” after U.S. platform Reddit filed a challenge to the under-16 social media ban in…
Irish government backs bill on police use of biometric recognition
The Irish government has approved the publication of a bill that would permit its police force, the Garda Síochána, to…
Vietnam passes sweeping internet oversight, cybersecurity law
Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a new Cybersecurity Law that significantly expands government control over digital identity, data and online…
Australia’s under-16 social media ban exposes the urgent need for privacy-first age verification
By Sarah Bone, Co-Founder and Children’s Online Safety Advocate, YEO Messaging Australia’s decision to ban social media for under-16s is…
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