From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.

Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation

Online Safety Act review: the Lords inquiry launched July 27 demands answers on why the law allowed age-verification vendors to suffer breaches exposing government IDs, failed to block a pro-suicide f...

Midnight to 6am block on some apps is latest stage of Labour’s bid to protect young people from online harms

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Exclusive: Internal review found charity failed to pass on 37 incidents to authorities over a six-month period

Prime minister set to announce restrictions this month despite previous opposition

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites.

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites.

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The EU’s app to check the age of internet users faces resistance from national governments, according to a survey by POLITICO.

The Conservatives have been calling for a ban on under-16s using social media for months and have accused the government of dragging its feet by holding a public consultation before doing anything.

A couple weeks back, Jonathan Haidt published another entry in his ongoing campaign to convince the world that social media is inherently ruining kids’ lives. This one was a victory lap title…

Loss-making broadcaster GB News has urged the government to open up public service media grants to competitive tender, arguing funding should not be reserved exclusively for the BBC.

Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented

Around seven in 10 children remain on major platforms. Who could possibly have predicted that this wasn’t going to work? Well, lots of people

Age-verification laws ostensibly targeting online pornography are causing significant collateral damage among sex educators and sexual health professionals, according to new data released today by the...

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First things first: Meta is a terrible company that has spent years making terrible decisions and being terrible at explaining the challenges of social media trust & safety, all while prioritiz…

New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published an open letter to social media and video‑sharing platforms operating in the UK, calling on them to strengthen age assurance measures so ...

The House of Lords had backed a move to ban under-16s in the UK from social media platforms in January.

Data seen by LBC shows a big spike in internet traffic to porn sites operating without mandatory age verification checks.

FTC employees are currently attacking anyone who criticizes ID age verification. The FTC commissioner Mark Meador even said this... New video will be up at 1...

Computer scientists are campaigning against the global march toward age checks online.

Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone use

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.