Texas Court Orders Discord to Bring UK Age Assurance to State Users
Discord must extend age-assurance and default child-safety controls already offered to users in the United Kingdom to accounts identified as belonging to Texas…
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Study Finds Simple Facial Changes Can Skew Age-Verification Models
Simple changes to facial appearance can alter the decisions of face-based age-verification models, according to a new study that tested simulated beard…
Buenos Aires Province Bill Would Force Real-Time Face Scans on Betting Platforms
A bill in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province would require licensed online betting platforms to verify users with real-time facial recognition and impose strict…
Yoti and Licensing Connect Ready UK Pubs to Accept Digital IDs for Alcohol Age Checks
Digital identity firm Yoti has partnered with compliance software provider Licensing Connect to help UK pubs, bars, and shops accept digital IDs as proof of…
France Passes Under-15 Social Media Ban With Age-Check Details Unresolved
France has approved legislation barring children under 15 from accessing online social networks, creating an enforcement challenge whose technical details…
EU Registers Citizens’ Initiative Opposing Mandatory Digital ID and Age Checks
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative seeking to keep digital identity and age-verification systems voluntary,…
Roblox Faces Investor Suit Tying an Age-Verification Slowdown to Its Growth
Roblox is the subject of a securities class action that puts age verification at the center of an investor dispute, alleging the gaming platform misled…
Bipartisan House Bill Would Mandate Facial Age Checks for Sportsbooks and Prediction Markets
A bipartisan bill introduced in the US House would require online sportsbooks and prediction markets to verify users’ ages with facial recognition before they…
EU Child Safety Panel Rejects Biometric Age Checks in Favour of Zero-Knowledge Proofs
The expert panel advising the European Commission on child safety online has recommended an EU-wide floor keeping under-13s off social media, and it wants the…
Von der Leyen Signals EU Social Media Age Rules, With Age Verification App as a Tool
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will propose rules on children’s access to social media after the summer, pointing to the bloc’s…