Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Set a Minimum Social Media Age of 16 With Age Assurance
Canada has introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, proposed legislation that would create a new digital-safety framework and set a minimum age of 16…
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UK Plans Under-16 Social Media Ban, Putting Age Assurance at the Center
The UK government says it will bar social media platforms from offering their services to users under 16, a move that turns on the question of how platforms…
Ireland Signals Social Media Age Verification Tied to Public Service Numbers
Ireland is preparing to bring social media age-verification plans to Cabinet, with Tánaiste Simon Harris saying the country should follow the United Kingdom’s…
OCR Studio Debuts On-Device Age Verification System
OCR Studio is introducing an on-device age verification system designed to detect date-of-birth field manipulation on identity documents, targeting a form of…
Apple Enforces Texas App Store Age-Assurance Law After Injunction Lifted
Apple has begun applying Texas’s app store age-assurance requirements to new Apple Accounts created in the state, after a court lifted an injunction that had…
Brazil’s ANPD Opens Public Consultation on Age Assurance Guidance
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority has opened a public call for contributions on a guide for reliable age verification, setting out the technical…
Polish Government Approves Stronger Online Age-Verification Requirements
The Polish government has approved legislation that would require providers of online pornography to implement robust age-verification systems, part of a set…
Denmark Sets June 3 Launch for AltID Digital Identity App
Denmark’s Agency for Digital Government is preparing to make AltID available on June 3, giving eligible users access to an official digital identity app for…
Malaysia Enforces Social Media Age Checks and Advertiser Verification as New MyKad Rolls Out
Malaysia has begun enforcing identity-linked online safety rules as the country also starts a phased national identity card redesign, putting identity…
UK Home Office Advances Facial Age Estimation for Asylum Age Assessments
The UK Home Office has published guidance on facial age estimation for immigration age assessments, setting out how the technology could be used to help…