Ofcom planning more safety measures to tackle addictive design
It has been noted previously in these pages that the UK is looking to be taken seriously in pursuing its…
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States push ahead on AI regulation as Congress falters
This month, the U.S. Senate voted to strike down a controversial provision in President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package…
China toughens rules on private FRT while consolidating Beijing’s digital rule
Recipes for digital control vary by region. In China, the Beijing government is stirring in two directions, as it moves…
Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks
There has been more noise about the UK’s online safety codes, but Ireland’s new Online Safety Code also comes into…
New Ofcom proposal calls for highly effective age assurance for livestreams
Ofcom is determined to make the most of its “Year of Action,” having released yet another set of proposals to…
World Economic Forum looks to get a GRIP on global regulatory environment
A new piece written by the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s head of digital inclusion, Kelly Ommundsen, looks at the gap…
Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression
Language plays a fundamental role in how concepts and technologies are introduced into and evolve alongside society. The debate over…
Video games need age assurance; k-ID and Microsoft offer good models: WEF
It is, in some sense, the elephant in the virtual living room, and definitely not as subject to interrogation as…
DSA guidelines risk fragmentation of EU age assurance for social media
The EU may allow member states to set their own age requirements for accessing certain products or services through age…
Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?
The demand for robust, ethical, and privacy-first verification systems is growing rapidly, explains Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato….
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