Polymarket’s VPN crackdown puts prediction market ID controls under scrutiny
The online prediction betting company Polymarket is moving toward a more restrictive identity and access control model as legal and…
VPN (virtual private network)
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VPNs on regulatory block in EU, UK as lawmakers address age check circumvention
A philosophical tug-of-war is at play in the debate over whether Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) enable easy circumvention of age…
Utah age assurance law for VPN users takes effect this week
Privacy advocates and virtual private network (VPN) providers are up in arms over Utah’s Senate Bill 73 (SB 73), “Online…
With shift in UK online safety policy, Starmer tells Silicon Valley to ‘bring it on’
A new statement from UK prime minister Keir Starmer outlines his government’s plans to continue developing policies and regulations that…
Movement to get kids off social media gains momentum in EU
The snowball is officially rolling. In the wake of Australia’s landmark Social Media Minimum Age act, the movement to get…
Bright lights shine on age assurance as Australian law, ISO standard forge new paths
If Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law is an experiment in regulation, it is currently under a microscope. The…
UK proposal for age checks on VPNs begins to look like a policy traffic jam
In a move that has already stirred controversy, the UK House of Lords has voted to allow an amendment to…
Aylo says OSA makes business impossible, blocking adult content sites for new UK users
“Age assurance is failing in the UK.” This is the message Aylo communicated in an informal press conference held this…
UK bill amendments propose highly effective age assurance for social media, VPNs
A group of House of Lords peers have tabled amendments that could have big implications for social media companies, VPN…
Facial age estimation spoof, VPN bypass claims called into question
Reports of the defeat of facial age estimation technology may be greatly exaggerated, and UK children have not flocked to…
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