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…
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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…
Regulation Day approaches in the UK as child online safety laws kick into high gear
The deadline is fast approaching for UK regulator Ofcom’s Children’s Access Assessment, which requires content providers that offer user-to-user services…
New bills in Arkansas cover gaps left by permanent injunction on age assurance law
Arkansas’ age assurance legislation may be dead, but may reemerge in the form of newly introduced bills covering processing of…
Judge blocks Arkansas age assurance law, blasts it as hatchet job on free speech
A U.S. District Court has struck down Arkansas’ age assurance law, handing a win to NetChoice, the industry lobby group…
Age Assurance Technology Trial solidifies list of participants, adds Google
The Australian government’s Age Assurance Technology Trial has added new companies to its evaluations and issued an update on its…
Meta to tackle Australia’s deepfake problem during elections amid detection lapses
Meta says it will help deal with issues of deepfakes and other disinformation-related concerns during Australia’s federal elections in May….
Utah passes age assurance bill requiring app stores to do age checks
Utah’s state legislature has passed S.B. 142, the App Store Accountability Act, which requires app stores to impose age assurance…
Meta fights Facebook scam ads with facial recognition
Meta says it has obtained regulatory approval to roll out a trial for its facial recognition system built to fight…
Social media platforms could keep more Australian kids off if they actually tried
The most popular social media platforms among Australia’s youth are mostly ones they are not old enough to be allowed…
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