While Apple is currently lobbying against being given a legal responsibility for age verification when it comes to downloading ...

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 ...

YouTube is rolling out AI-powered age verification as a new safety feature starting Wednesday. The company announced it would begin testing the age verification technology at the end of July, ...

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The Supreme Court is asleep at the wheel when it comes to protecting free speech. The latest sign is the decision by the social media app Bluesky to block its service in Mississippi because the ...

States are moving fast to protect kids from harmful online content. Utah, Texas and others now require stronger age checks on adult sites and, increasingly, on social media and app stores. The U.K.

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Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social ...

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