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Australia doubles fines for social media companies not following age check law

Privacy-preserving biometric age assurance technologies work; what doesn’t is insignificant consequences for massive, multibillion dollar companies. Australia is taking this…

 

UK tech secretary asks Ofcom to clarify what ‘highly effective age assurance’ looks like

There are plenty of answers to the question – and yet it has dogged the UK age assurance ecosystem since…

 

Ofcom seeks clarity, resources on social media age regulation in letter to DSIT

UK regulator Ofcom is not one hundred percent confident that it can enforce the government’s plan to impose an age…

 

D9+ ministers encourage privacy preserving EU-wide age verification

This week saw the publication of the Luxembourg Declaration, a text marking the meeting of D9+ ministers in Luxembourg to…

 

FOSI reports suggest support growing for Australia’s social media age minimum

The Australian experiment in establishing a minimum age for using social media presents two large problems for those who frame…

 

Australia builds enforcement layer behind age assurance laws

Australia is moving beyond age assurance mandates toward a broader legal framework designed to hold online platforms accountable for harms…

 

UK biometrics watchdog backs expanded oversight role for Scotland

The UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (BSCC) has backed a stronger role for Scotland’s biometrics watchdog, warning that the…

 

G7 backs privacy-preserving age assurance as Japan proposes social media access limits

Japan is considering new restrictions on minors’ access to social media while stopping short of blanket age bans. While countries…

 

Polymarket’s VPN crackdown puts prediction market ID controls under scrutiny

The online prediction betting company Polymarket is moving toward a more restrictive identity and access control model as legal and…

 

Brazil’s digital regulator invites comment on updates to age verification guidance

Brazil has opened a period of public consultation on its guidance document covering age verification mechanisms, including biometric methods. Per…

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