US State Department doubles down on criticism of EU’s DSA
The U.S. government continues to pressure the European Union on the Digital Services Act (DSA), with the State Department issuing…
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Age assurance debate simmers across EU with calls for stronger measures
Age checks remain in the headlines with new proposals from EU digital ministers to go further with legislation limiting social…
Congress renews fight over kids online safety with revived KOSA bill
On Wednesday, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The bill…
Age assurance legislation for social media gets ping-pong treatment in US courts
Ohio is engaged in a legal back-and-forth over whether youth under 16 years of age should be allowed on social…
Wikipedia says OSA categories ensnare it in IDV regulations targeting social media
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has launched a legal challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), claiming that…
Proof of personhood protocols jockey to establish networks of ‘verified humans’
Fake people are everywhere. Deepfake identities are applying for jobs, waging political campaigns, seeking romantic partners, slinging opinions online and,…
Age assurance shouldn’t lead to harvesting of kids’ data: Irish privacy watchdog
Age assurance requirements for pornography sites and platforms hosting extremely violent content will become mandatory in Ireland this July. Media…
Instagram to work with AI and parents on Teen Account honesty
Instagram is expanding its Teen Accounts feature, which along with facial age estimation from Yoti is among the social media…
Indonesia’s new regulation frames age assurance as defense against child exploitation
The complexity of the task facing age assurance providers comes into sharp focus when viewed against the global context. For…
CitizenCard offers 13-15s age assurance, but social media ban for users under 16 on table
The 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit is over, but the age assurance debate continues across the globe, with new…
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