KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their most-criticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, ...

Age checks are rising and so are the risks. Online age verification has been an issue for more than a decade—and one that has not yet found a perfect solution. As social media and AI come under ...

At the time of writing, 25 states across the US have introduced some kind of age verification law, with bills pending in a further 16 states. These laws have sparked a flurry of concerns from citizens ...

The push for online child safety is forcing platforms to adopt a narrow set of privacy-encroaching age verification options. The push for online child safety is forcing platforms to adopt a narrow set ...

Australia's 2024 Social Media Minimum Age Act, effective December 2025, set a strict 16+ age for social media, transferring oversight from parents to tech companies. However, the law has largely ...

Politicians across the aisle want social media users to submit themselves to biometric scans, increased account monitoring and share their IDs — all in the name of children’s safety online. Bipartisan ...

In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users’ ages. Discord is testing age ...

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and anonymity on the internet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from ...

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Age verification is spreading on the ...