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New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the ...

As more places around the world—including U.S. states—pass laws requiring age checks around the internet, we're continuing to see a slew of unintended (but entirely predictable) consequences. The ...

In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users’ ages. A package of child safety bills is ...

California has enacted the Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), setting a new standard for online age verification. The law requires device OS providers, like Google and Apple, to collect user ages ...