Selfie-based age checks boom as govts push for online controls

Governments worldwide are tightening rules on online platforms, fuelling rapid growth in the AI-powered age-verification industry. Startups like London-based Yoti now perform around a million ...

Australian social media ban: when does it start, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Will the ban be delayed or postponed, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...

How will Australia’s social media ban work? | Explained

Explore Australia's groundbreaking social media ban for users under 16, including compliance challenges and government ...
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Do makeup tricks work? Selfie-based age checks boom amid push for online control

LONDON, United Kingdom — As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies. The technology ...

Australia's youth social media ban is looming. Could Canada roll out something similar?

As platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube begin to comply with Australia's new landmark law banning social ...

Amid Crackdown On Online Platforms, 1 Sector Booms: Selfie-Based Age Checks

As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies.

Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced.

The ban impacts platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Snapchat, and even YouTube.

Up to a million social media accounts change as Australia’s world leading under 16s ban begins

Overnight, around half a million accounts on Meta’s social media platforms Facebook and Instagram vanished in Australia.

Labour's Lisa Nandy issues social media under-16 UK ban update as Australia changes law

The UK government is not planning to follow Australia's lead and ban social media for users under 16, Culture Secretary Lisa ...