Meta pledges compliance with social media laws while continuing pushback
Meta wants Australia to know that it’s toeing the line. That’s the message the company conveys with a new update…
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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…
Meta, Socure join OpenAge’s reusable age check initiative
OpenAge, the interoperable age assurance initiative spearheaded by k-ID, has scored a major win in securing support from Meta. A…
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…
Malaysia plans social media age checks, pushes Meta to get proactive on online safety
Malaysia is following Australia’s lead, with a plan to implement age assurance requirements for social media platforms and a prohibition…
Meta shuts down research showing its platforms are bad for mental health
Newly released documents show that Meta scrapped internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram, once it…
Australia latest nation to face insults, threats from US over online safety laws
America has summoned Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, to answer for her alleged offenses against free speech. In a…
Big platforms pout over Australia’s social media law but pledge to comply
Any parent understands that, in some cases, no matter how hard a child protests the rules, they’ll probably give in…
Meta hitches Teen Account content settings to MPA’s PG-13 rating
Meta finds itself in a tight spot. Having built its empire hoovering up users by the billions in an unregulated…
