Vietnam requires social media platforms enforce age, identity checks
Vietnam’s ruling Party has issued a directive mandating identity authentication for all social media users. Signed on January 28 by…
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TikTok’s updated privacy policy deepens concerns over user data
As TikTok restructures its U.S. operations under a newly created, majority American-owned joint venture, the company has quietly updated its…
Poland to use its digital ID app for age verification on social platforms
Poland is planning to introduce digital age verification to its existing national digital identity platform in order to curb children’s…
How to regulate social media for teens (and make it stick): Inman Grant, Allen weigh in
As countries around the world line up online safety legislation to impose age checks on social media, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner…
GOSRN position statement calls for global coherence on age assurance regulation
A newly released position statement from the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN) supports “a common, principles-based and privacy-preserving international…
Philippines and Thailand mull ID verification for social media accounts
After countries such as Nepal and Vietnam have moved towards introducing identity verification on social media, the Philippines and Thailand…
Ireland to make age checks through government app mandatory for social media
Ireland will run age assurance for age-restricted online content through a government-developed wallet app, according to an interview with Communications…
Senate hearing on kids and screens opens the door to expansive tech enforcement
When the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened its “Plugged Out” hearing last week on the impact of…
UK examining age assurance accuracy, kids social media use to build on OSA
For social media, the regulatory genie is out of the bottle. As nations look to Australia, which has prohibited social…
TikTok rolls out Yoti FAE across Europe as social media debate rages
TikTok is introducing age assurance across Europe in response to regulatory pressure. The ByteDance-owned platform’s age assurance methods include facial…
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