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This past year, countless social media and gaming platforms have started to crack down on underage users. Experts and lawmakers worldwide are prioritising online child safety, leading to an abundance ...

OLYMPIA — Age verification could soon be required to access websites that host sexual adult content under a new bill in the Legislature heard Friday in the House Consumer Protection and Business ...

Roblox's AI-powered age verification system is stumbling out of the gate just one week after roll out. Credit: George Chan/Getty Images Roblox kicked off 2026 by attempting to deal with its most ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has tapped ID.me to verify the identities of beneficiaries on Medicare.gov, according to a Tuesday announcement from the identity-proofing company. ID.me ...

App age verification isn’t just a theoretical concept being debated in Congress. A number of laws have already passed that require platforms to verify age for users in select states. For example, the ...

Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which places a grey checkmark beside the username of a notable person or business. “This feature is designed to help redditors understand who ...

Chris Fields, CMO of AI-powered age verification start-up Yoti, giving a demonstration of the company's age verification technology at their offices in London. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty ...

As it faces a growing number of lawsuits alleging it helps facilitate child sexual exploitation, online gaming platform Roblox has unveiled a new age verification system. That system, however, could ...

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...

From Spotify to YouTube, platforms now demand biometric proof of age. Experts warn that you could lose access—and your privacy—if the algorithms get it wrong. I've been covering the tech industry, ...