Singapore regulator studying age assurance for social media services
Singapore has already slapped app stores with age verification requirements, and is among nations exploring age assurance measures for social…
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DIY ID attacks accessible to all with fraud-as-a-service
Israeli ID verification firm Au10tix has released its year-end 2024 Identity Fraud Report highlighting that mega cyber-attacks were carried out…
YouTube, Meta lean into age assurance in 2025
In the past twelve months, age assurance for online content – a method for knowing that a user is of…
Privacy, free speech, children’s online safety collide in age assurance legal wars
By this point, the amount of collective hand wringing over children’s online safety and related age assurance legislation could surely…
Social media ban for kids under 13 advances through US Senate committee
U.S. kids under 13 could soon be banned from accessing social media platforms, as an age assurance law makes its…
Link EU digital ID wallet to social media accounts to end anonymity: Spanish PM
Social media accounts held in the European Union should be linked to EU Digital Identity Wallets to prevent anonymity, Spanish…
TikTok users flock to RedNote, another Chinese app with privacy, security issues
With the prospect of a TikTok ban looming in the United States, many users are flocking to RedNote, a Chinese…
Singapore slaps app stores with age verification requirement for adult apps
Singapore will impose age assurance requirements on app stores starting in April 2025, blocking underage users from downloading social media…
UK tech secretary says Online Safety Act won’t be changed to suit Silicon Valley
With age assurance and other online safety laws gaining momentum, stakeholders are facing the rugged terrain of the incoming U.S….
Draft Indian data protection rules set vague age assurance, consent requirements
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to require consent for personal data processing and age assurance for…
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