MyMahi criticizes Australian social media age law set to take effect Wednesday
New Zealand’s privacy regulator has already expressed reservations about Australia’s age assurance requirement for social media platforms, which comes into…
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US lawmakers debate slate of kids online safety legislation
A subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today interrogated an extensive list of proposed online safety laws…
Age restrictions bear down on social media platforms
On December 10, Australia will begin enforcing a law that says kids under 16 years of age can’t use social…
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…
Age checks for social media not ready says Australian Parliamentary Committee
An Australian parliamentary committee is recommending that the government delay the implementation of the country’s age assurance law for social…
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…
EU Parliament supports age assurance to block kids under 16 from social media
The European Parliament is supporting an EU-wide digital minimum age of 16 for accessing social media, video-sharing platforms and AI…
Australian opposition politician challenges age checks for social media
Australia’s Digital Freedom Project holds that the country’s age restrictions for social media, and mandated age verification to prove eligibility,…
The Fraud Index 2025
As AI-powered scams and deepfakes surge, users are demanding stronger security from the platforms they trust. This Veriff Fraud Index…
Court lifts NetChoice pause on Florida law requiring age checks for social platforms
NetChoice, the legal lobby group representing Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, is unhappy about losing its challenge to a Florida law…
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