UK government draws legal line in the sand on social media age minimum
The UK government says it is giving childhood back to the nation’s children with its new legislation restricting social media…
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UK, Australia evidence points to weak age checks, not VPNs, as main problem
Three letters trouble the biometric age assurance industry more than most: VPN. Virtual Private Networks are the poster child for…
Bulgaria MP tables bill calling for age limits, age checks on social media
Bulgaria has joined the growing list of countries weighing age restrictions for major social media sites. A bill on the…
European Commission calls for mandated age assurance for social media
The European Commission’s special panel on child safety online has published its final report. Convened to study how kids’ use…
Accuracy minimums for age checks could bring Big Social in line with Australian law
“Age checks fail.” That is, perhaps, a snappier headline than “social media platforms aren’t following the law” – and it’s…
Meta-sponsored India roundtable urges literacy, design changes over age checks
India is both the world’s largest market for digital identity, and among the most complex. The Aadhaar mandatory national digital…
Most US adults support laws putting age restrictions on social media
Laws putting age limits on social media are being introduced in countries around the world, driven by pressure from parents…
Indonesia age assurance rules lead to 4.7M TikTok, YouTube account removals
TikTok has shut down 4.1 million accounts in Indonesia, and YouTube has closed 600,00, to comply with the country’s new…
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…
US lawmakers say Texas App Store Accountability Act should be allowed to stand
While most of the world calmly comes to terms with new regulations on social media, app stores and online platforms,…
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