The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not ...

Utah and Texas have passed laws requiring app stores to verify users’ ages before downloads, joining a growing number of states betting that digital gatekeeping can protect minors online. Federal ...

App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. states of Utah and Louisiana are now able to use the company’s updated Declared Age Range Application Programming Interface (API) to ...

Discord is postponing its controversial age verification policy after users of the popular platform for gamers to communicate online expressed strong objections and privacy concerns.

Apple is rolling out an age verification tool in the U.S. and abroad to ensure users are at least 18. App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. states of Utah and Louisiana are ...

The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being ...

Apple has released a beta update to its Declared Age Range API, which it has pitched as an alternative to biometric age check methods.

Apple may use information about your payment methods on file or the length of time you have maintained an Apple Account to confirm you are an adult. A valid credit card can help confirm you’re at ...

The UK has imposed tight age verification rules for online content through the Online Safety Act, which came into effect in 2025. The idea, as always, is to protect children from "harmful content," ...

Florida's proposed AI Bill of Rights, spurred by a teen's suicide, aims to regulate chatbots for minors, sparking free speech ...

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a multimillion-pound fine to Reddit for GDPR non-compliance, but experts have warned that its rules pose a risk to user security and privacy ...