App age verification isn’t just a theoretical concept being debated in Congress. A number of laws have already passed ...

Texas House Bill 1181 requires age verification for users trying to access websites offering adult content. After lower courts ruled it unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has upheld the bill in a 6–3 ...

While Apple is currently lobbying against being given a legal responsibility for age verification when it comes to downloading ...

Age verification laws are, in some ways, part of a years-long reckoning over child safety online, as tech companies have shown themselves unable to prevent serious harms to their most vulnerable users ...

Technologists and policymakers are reckoning with a generation-defining problem on the internet: While it can be a revolutionary force for unprecedented education and connection across the globe, it ...

Twitch users in the United Kingdom are facing a dramatic new requirement that has ignited fierce debate about privacy, security and online freedom. The popular streaming platform now mandates facial ...

Age verification proposals for social media, app stores, and devices have proliferated across the nation at the federal and state level. One common theme is age-gating social media services, app ...

Roblox, a popular gaming platform that's faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with other players. To do so, ...

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social ...

The Texas Lottery is adding an extra layer of protection to self-service lottery vending machines to ensure that minors are not purchasing lottery tickets or scratch games. People who want to play in ...