California lawmakers introduced a new amendment that could exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s upcoming Digital ...

Constitutional concerns surround state legislation aimed at verifying the age of internet and social media users. Illinois ...

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and anonymity on the internet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

A recent report reveals that Yoti, the age verification tool utilized by platforms such as PlayStation, TikTok, and Meta, depends on sharing sensitive user data with multiple less-visible third ...

A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age verification laws around the world.

A federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor ...

According to a new report from the UK nonprofit Internet Matters, children are already finding ways around the age-verification systems meant to protect them from harmful online spaces, including ...

Hasnah Mohammad Hashim says it is a responsibility that platform providers have toward children.

Yoti, the age verification software used by the likes of PlayStation, TikTok, and Meta, 'relies on sharing sensitive user information with several less user-visible fourth parties,' according to a new ...

In his opinion piece, Adam Kovacevich, of the paradoxically named Chamber of Progress, misrepresents the nature of modern online age checks. Contrary to his claim, effective age verification (‘AV’) ...

New users, multiple accounts and high‑volume onboarding could strain operators’ verification systems when preventing underage access is most critical.

Sony is currently sending out multiple waves of emails and PSN notifications to PS5 users in the UK and Ireland, reminding ...