Nebraska and Vermont introduce Kids Code bills despite Big Tech backlash
Nebraska and Vermont have joined the list of U.S. states introducing stricter rules for minors accessing social media platforms and…
social media
Biometric Update regularly releases articles related to the term "social media." The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news about "social media" and other relevant terms. Additional tags may be explored by accessing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
Social media age verification trends globally as lawmakers on 4 continents push policy
Texas is readying a bill to ban social media for minors in a global trend towards age assurance. If enacted,…
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…
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…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Injection Attack Detection
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection