Meta challenges UK Online Safety Act fines tied to global revenue
Lo and behold: Meta does not want to pay the fines UK regulator Ofcom says are owed to it for…
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Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions
Meta says it has begun using AI to detect and remove users under 13 from its platforms, and to automatically…
Opinions on UK Online Safety Act emphasize importance of enforcement
Online safety legislation is making headlines around the world. But in places where laws have taken effect, are they proving…
California nears vote on social media age checks amid privacy clash
Debate surrounding California’s latest age assurance law is seeing rhetoric amp up on both sides of the issue, with lawmakers…
Governments want fast action on social media age checks, but compliance lags
Meta has run afoul of EU online safety laws. The European Commission has announced that it has found Instagram and…
Norway, Turkiye, Malaysia pursue social media age restriction
Norway plans to introduce age restrictions for social media platforms before the end of 2026. A release from the Norwegian…
UK wrestles with age threshold, age assurance for social media sites
Will the UK put age restrictions on social media? A new research briefing looks at the various arguments and developments…
Türkiye finalizes draft law to require ID verification for social media access
The Turkish government says social media companies have agreed to a move that seeks to require identity verification for users…
Japan moves toward age verification for social media filters and risk labels
Japan’s policymakers are considering their own version of age assurance for social media with content filtering taking the limelight. Nikkei…
AVPA plots course for age assurance future based on learnings from Australia
In 2025, few people on Earth logged as many travel miles as Iain Corby, the executive director of the Age…
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