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…
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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…
Social media use requires ID verification in Nepal and Vietnam
While countries undergo digital transformation, which can include constructing a digital identity system or creating a national digital platform, somewhere…
Meta insists app stores, not apps, are the best place for age assurance measures
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta continues to lead the push to make app stores responsible for age assurance, in a thinly-veiled campaign…
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…
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…
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