New Zealand Parliamentary Committee Recommends Social Media Restrictions for Under-16s
New Zealand’s Education and Workforce Committee has recommended the government move forward with restricting social media access for users under 16. The…
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FTC Issues COPPA Safe Harbor for Age Verification
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an enforcement policy statement creating a safe harbor for operators that deploy age verification technologies under…
Persona, Incode and Veratad Join OpenAge Initiative as Age Assurance Shifts Toward Reusable Credentials
Persona, Incode and Veratad have joined the OpenAge Initiative, an industry effort to build privacy-preserving, interoperable age assurance that can work…
EU Parliament Backs EU-Wide Age Checks to Keep Under-16s Off Social Media
The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative report calling for an EU-wide minimum age of 16 for access to social media, video-sharing platforms and…
FaceTec Liveness Technology Underpins Sixty Percent Fraud Reduction on Tinder
FaceTec biometric liveness software is credited for Tinder’s sixty percent drop in exposure to fraudulent accounts as Match Group expands Face Check…
Tinder Expands Mandatory ‘Face Check’ Facial Verification Across U.S.
Match Group is rolling out its ‘Face Check’ facial verification feature across the United States for its flagship app, Tinder, aiming to set a new standard for…
Twitch Introduces On-Device Facial Age Estimation for UK Users
Twitch has introduced a new age verification process in certain regions, starting with the United Kingdom, that uses on-device facial age estimation to confirm…
Australia Registers New Industry Codes for Online Safety, Expanding Age Assurance Requirements
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has registered six new industry codes under the Online Safety Act, expanding mandatory obligations for a wide range of digital…
Roblox to Enforce Mandatory Age Verification for Chat Features by End of 2025
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…
YouTube to Launch AI-Powered Age Verification Across U.S. Starting August 13
YouTube will begin rolling out a new artificial intelligence-powered age verification system across the United States starting August 13, 2025. The platform’s…