A Minas Gerais state bill, PL 5457/2026, would mandate facial recognition for identity and age verification before access to content restricted from minors.

Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has published a comprehensive Technology Radar report on age assurance mechanisms, timed to the entry into force of the country’s Digital Statute for Children […]

Indonesia’s Ministerial Regulation 9 of 2026 bans under-16 accounts on YouTube, TikTok, and six other high-risk platforms, with compliance required by late March 2026.

Roblox had announced that by the end of this year, all users who access communication features on its platform will be required to complete comprehensive age verification. The new rules […]

Biometric developer Identy.io has partnered with child safety platform My Family ID to integrate touchless fingerprint scanning into the mobile app’s identification features. The update allows parents to capture fingerprint […]

The European Commission has selected Greece, France, Spain, Italy, and Denmark to pilot a new digital age verification system designed to protect minors online while maintaining user privacy. The initiative […]

Greece is launching a new digital age verification app called “Kids Wallet” within the next month, aimed at protecting minors from online addiction and enabling safer internet usage. The initiative […]

On the latest episode of ID Talk, Colm Gannon, CEO of ICMEC Australia, joins the pod to explore how technology and governance intersect in the fight against child exploitation. Gannon […]

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The Paris Court of Appeal has handed down a pivotal decision requiring internet service providers to block access to non-European pornographic websites that fail to verify the age of users. […]