UK Begins Transition to Digital Verification Services Framework 1.0
The United Kingdom has begun the operational transition to version 1.0 of its Digital Verification Services Trust Framework, establishing the first statutory…
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California Legislature Exempts Open-Source Operating Systems From Age-Signal Duty
California lawmakers have passed a bill removing operating systems distributed under permissive licences from the state’s incoming requirement that platforms…
Croatia Puts Online Alcohol Sales Behind a State Digital ID Check
Croatian shoppers buying alcohol online will have to prove they are over 18 through m-Gradani, the state digital identity app, replacing the tick-box…
Islamabad High Court Presses Pakistani Regulators on Under-16 Age Verification
The Islamabad High Court has given four federal ministries and two regulators 15 days to respond to a petition seeking an age-verification mechanism for social…
Missouri Age Verification Law Takes Effect, Codifying an Attorney General Rule
A Missouri law requiring adult content websites to confirm that users are at least 18 took effect today, putting into statute the age-verification rule…
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…
NSW to Require Facial Recognition at Every Gaming Room Entrance
New South Wales will make facial recognition mandatory at the entrance of gaming rooms across the state, tying the technology to a new register that lets a…
Singapore to Require Robust Age Checks on Social Media Platforms
Singapore will require social media platforms to run robust and reliable age checks rather than accept a user’s word, and has told them that platforms whose…
Egypt Sets Rules for Digital Financial Identity Platform
The Central Bank of Egypt has approved the regulations governing its Digital Financial Identity platform, the system through which banks will identify…
New Zealand Bill Puts Age Assurance Duty on Social Media Platforms
New Zealand has introduced legislation that would bar under-16s from social media by requiring platforms to check the ages of their users, and it rules out…