For years, tech companies successfully resisted pressure from child safety advocates to do more to keep kids off their ...

Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and OS planning to limit access to Californians altogether.

Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they’re over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says ...

As governments push stricter online child safety rules, digital rights advocates warn about the risks of collecting IDs and ...

Apple may use information about your payment methods on file or the length of time you have maintained an Apple Account to confirm you are an adult. A valid credit card can help confirm you’re at ...

The latest iOS 26.4 developer beta has introduced age verification, although so far only for the UK. You can postpone setting ...

Apple now blocks 18+ app downloads in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore using automatic age checks. The company is also expanding similar tools in Utah and Louisiana as child safety laws spread ...

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Shortly after Discord announced that all users will soon be defaulted to teen experiences until their ages are verified, the messaging platform faced immediate backlash. One of the major complaints ...

If you are one of the many Discord users looking to move to a different platform, you might want to join fellow ex-Discord users and sign up on TeamSpeak. With the news of Discord’s new age check ...

What just happened? Discord's global rollout of mandatory age verification is forcing millions of users to reconsider a chat service long treated as the backbone of online gaming and community ...

Discord is the latest company looking to bolster its child safety (again). Starting in March, all users will have a "teen-appropriate experience" by default. Unlocking adult content and age-gated ...