Google disappointed over YouTube’s inclusion in Australia social media law
Australia’s law limiting social media to teenagers 16 and older has not yet taken effect, but the spin from Big…
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Verifymy brings email age inference to k-ID partnership
Verifymy’s email-based age checks will now be available in global compliance platform k-ID’s Compliance Developer Kit. A release says the…
Email age inference an option for Australians confused about social media law
Australia’s legislation prohibiting kids under 16 from having social media accounts takes effect on December 10. On that day, 2.8…
Google begins rolling out age assurance in app store in response to US laws
Age verification has hit Google’s Play store. Having implemented its age inference system on YouTube, the tech giant has apparently…
Is age verification killing porn site traffic? Aylo says yes, AVPA says no
In the lead-up to the enforcement deadline of the UK’s Online Safety Act, Aylo, the company that owns Pornhub and…
Verifymy’s Andy Lulham talks age assurance myths in latest BU Podcast
The UK, the EU, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia: age assurance legislation is sweeping the globe. Between the…
Social media regulation goes viral as NZ, EU look to follow Australia
Can regulation go viral? It’s not a bad way to describe what’s happening with online safety legislation related to age…
Self-assess ahead of social media ban, says Australian eSafety Commissioner
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is urging large online platforms to figure out if they’re affected by the nation’s incoming age restrictions…
New York’s proposed age assurance rules ‘clearest and smartest’ to emerge
A new proposal in New York State that aims to lay out age assurance rules for social media is getting…
UK OSA moves past age assurance into censorship with self-harm content designation
The UK government continues to build out the Online Safety Act (OSA), this week announcing tighter legal requirements for platforms…
