The outcome so far is an assortment of online services handling sensitive user information — a “privacy nightmare,” says Cody ...

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines ...

The UK's Online Safety Act comes into force today, marking a shift in internet culture that is being felt around the world.

Ohio lawmakers did pass a bill to require age verification in social media apps, but a federal judge struck that law down after social media companies challenged it, calling it a “breathtakingly ...

Meta is rolling out stricter safety settings for child-focused Instagram accounts and new teen DM tools amid intense ...

Though standard practice is to verify a user’s age based on whether they have a credit card, Ghanem said HB570 does not make it clear what would constitute sufficient compliance with the law.

Meta, X, and Snap Inc. signed a letter urging the South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee to sign a bill placing new age verification restrictions on apps.

Age verification laws are still a legal gray zone in the U.S., but they’re starting to take shape. As of now, 18 states have passed legislation requiring pornography sites to verify users’ ages.

In Louisiana, for instance, a bill passed committee which would require Google and Apple to verify the age of users and confirm parental consent for anyone under age 18, which would alleviate app ...

News Meta, Spotify lobby to pass the buck on age verification to Apple and Google William Gallagher 5 Wed Apr 30 2025, 12:07 PM EDT · 2 minute read ...

Meta has joined forces with Spotify, Garmin, Match, and others to form a lobby group to represent their interests, especially as they come into conflict with those of Apple and Google. The group ...

Ohio lawmakers did pass a bill to require age verification in social media apps, but a federal judge struck that law down after social media companies challenged it, calling it a “breathtakingly ...