France ruling on social media age check law has major implications for EU, big platforms
France’s Constitutional Council has declared that legislation limiting social media to kids under 15 constitutes “a disproportionate infringement of freedom…
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New York puts accuracy minimums for age assurance into effect with SAFE for Kids Act
The New York Legislature has passed the final rules relating to social media age restrictions under the Stop Addictive Feeds…
Big talk on imminent UK social media law as consultation closes
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is promising to act “very, very quickly” to put legal age restrictions on social media…
Opinions on UK Online Safety Act emphasize importance of enforcement
Online safety legislation is making headlines around the world. But in places where laws have taken effect, are they proving…
Starmer ‘shifts position’ on Australian-style social media legislation for UK
As the UK government appears to pare down its national digital ID plan, it is simultaneously warming to the idea…
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…
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…
