Should Social Media Be Restricted to Users Over 16?
Current age verification tools for social media are ineffective, requiring honest user input, leading to proposals for enforceable age limits lacking solid methods.
Victory! California Bill To Impose Mandatory Internet ID Checks Is Dead-It Should Stay That Way
A bill requiring ID for online access to certain content has failed in California's legislature, highlighting concerns over censorship and privacy.
Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good
Australia's new age verification law compromises privacy and grants government excessive control over social media access.
Should Social Media Be Restricted to Users Over 16?
Current age verification methods for social media are ineffective and require honest user input, leading to unsupervised access for minors.
Legislative proposals for age restrictions exist, but practical solutions for enforcement are still lacking.
Meta suggests a more centralized approach through app stores for parental consent on downloads to enforce age restrictions.
Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible?
Australia plans to ban younger teens from social media before the next election, with legislation expected to target users under 14-16 years.
Australia approves law banning social media for under 16s | TechCrunch
Australia's legislation bans social media for those under 16, aiming to enhance children's online safety.
Platforms must implement age verification by November 2025 or face significant penalties.
Should Social Media Be Restricted to Users Over 16?
Current age verification tools for social media are ineffective, requiring honest user input, leading to proposals for enforceable age limits lacking solid methods.
Victory! California Bill To Impose Mandatory Internet ID Checks Is Dead-It Should Stay That Way
A bill requiring ID for online access to certain content has failed in California's legislature, highlighting concerns over censorship and privacy.
Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good
Australia's new age verification law compromises privacy and grants government excessive control over social media access.
Should Social Media Be Restricted to Users Over 16?
Current age verification methods for social media are ineffective and require honest user input, leading to unsupervised access for minors.
Legislative proposals for age restrictions exist, but practical solutions for enforcement are still lacking.
Meta suggests a more centralized approach through app stores for parental consent on downloads to enforce age restrictions.
Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible?
Australia plans to ban younger teens from social media before the next election, with legislation expected to target users under 14-16 years.
Australia approves law banning social media for under 16s | TechCrunch
Australia's legislation bans social media for those under 16, aiming to enhance children's online safety.
Platforms must implement age verification by November 2025 or face significant penalties.
Pornography viewers could be forced to scan their faces before watching videos
UK online safety regulator Ofcom has published guidance on enforcing the Online Safety Act, which requires adult websites to verify the age of viewers.
Methods recommended include facial scanning, open banking, photo ID matching, mobile network age checks, credit card checks, and digital identity wallets.
French court blocks popular porn site... subdomain | TechCrunch
Legal loopholes can undermine regulatory actions against online content.
Missteps in legal complaints can create unintended consequences for child protection efforts.
Spanish government to regulate online porn access to protect minors
Half of Spanish children under 15 have accessed pornography, with 25% doing so before the age of 12.
The Spanish government plans to launch an age verification pilot project to reduce minors' consumption of pornography.
The UK tries, once again, to age-gate pornography
Ofcom has launched a consultation on how porn sites should verify user ages to comply with the Online Safety Act.
The regulator's guidelines include options like having a bank or mobile network confirm age or using a credit card available only to those 18 and older.
Pornography viewers could be forced to scan their faces before watching videos
UK online safety regulator Ofcom has published guidance on enforcing the Online Safety Act, which requires adult websites to verify the age of viewers.
Methods recommended include facial scanning, open banking, photo ID matching, mobile network age checks, credit card checks, and digital identity wallets.
French court blocks popular porn site... subdomain | TechCrunch
Legal loopholes can undermine regulatory actions against online content.
Missteps in legal complaints can create unintended consequences for child protection efforts.
Spanish government to regulate online porn access to protect minors
Half of Spanish children under 15 have accessed pornography, with 25% doing so before the age of 12.
The Spanish government plans to launch an age verification pilot project to reduce minors' consumption of pornography.
The UK tries, once again, to age-gate pornography
Ofcom has launched a consultation on how porn sites should verify user ages to comply with the Online Safety Act.
The regulator's guidelines include options like having a bank or mobile network confirm age or using a credit card available only to those 18 and older.
Pinterest CEO: To protect our kids online, Congress must make digital IDs the national standard-and require OS makers to share age-validation data with apps
Instagram's new features for teen safety are commendable, but the essential need is for a reliable age-verification system.
Pornhub prepared to block Florida if child safety law takes effect
Florida passed a law banning children under 14 from using social media without parental consent.
Aylo, parent company of Pornhub, criticized Florida's law, stating that age verification requirements on adult sites can push users to seek content on non-compliant sites.
Pinterest CEO: To protect our kids online, Congress must make digital IDs the national standard-and require OS makers to share age-validation data with apps
Instagram's new features for teen safety are commendable, but the essential need is for a reliable age-verification system.
Pornhub prepared to block Florida if child safety law takes effect
Florida passed a law banning children under 14 from using social media without parental consent.
Aylo, parent company of Pornhub, criticized Florida's law, stating that age verification requirements on adult sites can push users to seek content on non-compliant sites.
Hobbycraft accused of refusing to sell paint to black customer
Racial profiling incident at Hobbycraft
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Florida House Approves Bill Banning Social Media For Kids Under 16
Florida's Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban kids under 16 from using social media.
The bill aims to protect children from addictive technology and make social media platforms accountable for their impact on young users.
AI face scanners could be used in supermarkets to check your age
Supermarkets in the UK may use AI scanners to check the age of shoppers buying alcohol, eliminating the need for physical proof of identification.
Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, and Co-op have already participated in trials to test the technology, which involves scanning the customer's face at the till and prompting a staff member to ask for physical ID if the system determines the customer could be underage.
WSWA alcohol shipping study shows 25% of adults report no ID checks
One in four adults who purchase alcohol through direct-to-consumer vendors do not have their IDs checked when receiving their purchases.
76% of American adults are concerned about the age verification process when purchasing alcohol online.
XNXX joins handful of adult sites subject to EU's strictest content moderation rules | TechCrunch
The EU has designated XNXX as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act, enforcing age verification for adult content sites and algorithmic accountability for designated platforms.