All articles tagged with #age verification
Originally Published 5 days ago — by WIRED
Season 4 of HBO's 'Industry' explores themes of age verification, online sex work, and political debates, reflecting real-world issues like UK and US online safety laws, while continuing to develop its characters and storylines in the financial and tech worlds.
Originally Published 23 days ago — by BBC
A Paris court rejected France's attempt to suspend Shein's website over childlike sex dolls, citing disproportionate measures, but ordered age verification for adult products and acknowledged the incidents as isolated. Shein responded by banning all sex dolls globally and committed to improving compliance and control processes.
Originally Published 27 days ago — by Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing about 50 pornographic websites, including Pornhub, for violating state age-verification laws and allegedly exposing minors to harmful content, with the lawsuit seeking penalties and an injunction.
Originally Published 27 days ago — by MacRumors
The UK plans to require all iPhones to block explicit images unless the user proves they are of legal age, aiming to enhance online safety and age verification measures.
Originally Published 27 days ago — by 9to5Mac
The British government plans to ask Apple and Google to implement age verification measures to block the taking, sharing, and viewing of nude photos unless users are verified as adults, raising privacy concerns but aiming to protect children from explicit content and exploitation.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Mashable
Students and major tech companies including Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon are suing Texas over a new law requiring age verification for app downloads, arguing it violates free speech and privacy rights, and challenging its constitutionality before it takes effect in 2026.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by The Verge
Starting January 1, 2026, Apple will require new iPhone users in Texas to verify their age, with users under 18 needing to join a Family Sharing group and parental consent for app downloads and in-app purchases, in compliance with Texas' age verification law. Apple is updating its APIs to support these requirements, while also expressing concerns over privacy implications. Similar laws are expected in Utah and Louisiana, and Google is preparing to support developers accordingly.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by NBC News
OpenAI announced new safety features for ChatGPT aimed at protecting minors, including an age-prediction system, ID verification in some countries, and parental controls, while emphasizing the importance of balancing safety with privacy and freedom.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Politico
California is advancing a bill, AB 1043, to improve online age verification for kids, allowing parents to input ages without requiring photo ID uploads, but facing opposition from the film industry and some tech companies over privacy and safety concerns.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Rolling Stone
The article discusses the potential implementation of age-verification laws in the U.S., similar to the UK's Online Safety Act, which could compromise online privacy and free speech by requiring users to share personal ID to access certain content, raising concerns among civil rights advocates, businesses, and legal experts about privacy, censorship, and the impact on smaller platforms.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by BBC
Australia's government plans to enforce a social media ban for under-16s starting December, using various technological methods to verify age, though all have limitations and privacy risks. The policy aims to reduce social media harms but faces concerns over effectiveness, privacy, and potential unintended consequences, with experts recommending layered verification approaches.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by The Washington Post
The UK's new laws requiring websites to verify users' ages through face scans or ID have led to a decrease in traffic on compliant sites, while non-compliant porn sites have experienced a surge in visitors, highlighting unexpected consequences of the regulation.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by GamesIndustry.biz
Valve has implemented an age verification system for UK Steam users to access mature content, requiring users to verify their age via credit card login in compliance with the UK Online Safety Act, which aims to enhance online safety and protect minors.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by The Verge
Valve is implementing a new UK law requiring Steam users to verify their age using a credit card to access mature content, making it impossible for users without a credit card to view such content, as part of compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by TechCrunch
Bluesky has blocked access in Mississippi due to the state's new age assurance law requiring comprehensive user verification, which the small startup cannot feasibly implement due to resource constraints and privacy concerns, highlighting challenges faced by smaller platforms under strict regulations.