As governments push stricter online child safety rules, digital rights advocates warn about the risks of collecting IDs and facial data.

Big Social is reaching its Big Tobacco moment as it regulations intensify and social media companies look to implement age ...

Starting in 2027, a new age-verification rule could change how computers and apps interact with users. The idea is simple, ...

Since the internet began, there has been debate about how websites can ensure that explicit content is only accessed by consenting adults. Whether it’s explicit songs on Spotify or outright violence ...

Advancements in AI have boosted the effectiveness, and slashed the cost, of age-gating tools. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nigeria’s federal government is considering age restrictions on TikTok and five other major social media platforms to enforce stricter age verification.

With many users feeling uneasy about Discord's new age verification requirement, here are some alternatives that could be ...

Reddit and Discord are in serious trouble over the use of a controversial third-party age verification service, Persona. Reddit has been fined £14.5 million ($19.5M) by the UK data watchdog. Meanwhile ...

Discord will soon require users globally to verify their age with a face scan or by uploading a form of ID if they want to ...

In 2026, a photo ID is not just paperwork — it essentially grants you permission to exist in society. Last month, Kansas legislature passed a law categorically invalidating trans people’s driver’s ...

Australians would now have to verify their ages to access explicit video games and “adult” websites starting Monday, months after the country became the world’s first to ban social media platforms for ...

The requirement states that search engines, social media platforms, pornographic websites, app stores, gaming providers, and generative AI systems – including explicit chatbots – must take ...