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Meta is expanding AI-powered age detection on Instagram worldwide to identify teenagers who register with adult birth dates. The rollout will place more users under Teen Account safeguards as the company faces mounting legal scrutiny over child safety.
Apple is introducing stricter age-rating requirements for dating apps and AI companions featuring romantic or sexual interactions. Developers must begin declaring these features on Nov. 16…
Employee depositions reviewed by NPR allege that TikTok executives failed to adequately address internal warnings about child exploitation, harmful content and age-restriction loopholes…
Discord begins rolling out age verification measures, using account signals and optional checks to separate teen and adult experiences.
Discord is rolling out a new age-assurance system that estimates users’ age groups based on account signals, while limiting manual verification for most users.
Meta’s $18 billion child-safety settlement requires new platform rules, but experts question whether age-verification technology can protect privacy.
Australia’s eSafety regulator says Roblox safeguards failed to fully prevent adults from contacting children, prompting legally enforceable safety changes.
Illinois’ new age-verification law brings age assurance to devices, operating systems, and apps, raising new privacy and compliance questions online.
Some children are reportedly using fake moustaches and simple disguises to bypass online age-verification checks, exposing weaknesses in digital safety systems.
Apple has introduced new age-verification features worldwide as governments tighten child safety and online protection laws across major digital markets.
Discord has delayed the global rollout of its age verification system after facing criticism from users over privacy, data security, and accessibility concerns.
Discord will introduce age verification next month, requiring users to confirm their age to access certain features and content across the platform.
