Philippine House Approves Under-13 Social Media Restrictions
The Philippine House of Representatives has approved a bill that would bar children under 13 from creating or maintaining social media accounts, advancing…
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ID Tech Digest – September 28, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: GMO Adds Passkey…
Alabama TikTok Settlement Requires Stronger Age Assurance and Teen Controls
TikTok has agreed to strengthen age assurance and add restrictions for young users under a settlement with Alabama that will bring the state at least $100…
Philippine Agencies Discuss PhilSys-Based Age Checks for Social Media
Philippine government agencies have opened a public-private discussion on using the PhilSys national identity system to verify the ages of social-media users.…
Windows 11 Will Hand Apps an Age Bracket Instead of a Birthday
Microsoft has documented a set of Windows 11 APIs that will tell a registered application which age bracket the signed-in user falls into, and whether that age…
Roblox Agrees to Integrate the Philippine National ID Into Its Age Checks
Roblox has agreed to integrate the Philippine Identification System into its age and identity verification for users in the country, according to the…
Brazil Sues Discord Over Age Verification Failures, a Day After Fining TikTok
Brazil has sued Discord for $97 million, saying the chat platform still shows flaws in the mechanisms it uses to check how old its users are. The public civil…
Slovak Government Approves Under-16 Social Media Ban
Slovakia’s government approved a bill on Wednesday that would stop under-16s from creating social media accounts and require platforms to verify the ages of…
Meta Settlement Puts Age Assurance and Under-13 Removal Under an Independent Auditor
Meta must run what California calls robust age assurance to detect users under 18, identify and remove children under 13, and open those practices to an…
eSafety Secures Roblox Undertaking With First Third-Party Age-Assurance Audit
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox requiring an independent audit of its age-estimation measures.