… Daniel Hales, a policy counsel with the FPF, tells The Verge that this method can be paired with other age verification solutions, including reusable credentials stored on a browser or device. “This can reduce the amount of age checks, but it can also mitigate the risk of shared devices or a certai… …
… UK communications regulator Ofcom has been tasked with determining the best age verification measures for the policy. …
… A notable example is that minors can simply enter a false birth date when signing up for Facebook and Instagram to falsely declare they’re over 13 years old — the minimum age outlined in Meta’s own terms and conditions — with no effective controls to verify their real age. “Meta’s own general condi… …
… Several of Torrez’s requests are hot-button tech policy issues. Age verification would almost certainly require Meta or a third-party provider to collect more personal information on adults and minors alike, which privacy advocates have consistently warned can make users less safe. …
… Age-gating systems remain simultaneously circumventable and deleterious to privacy. The US faces its own highly specific set of problems. A near-total lack of modern data privacy laws compounds the security risks of collecting age verification info. …
… As Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus takes over as CEO, the company will need to overcome significant policy challenges, including global efforts to regulate AI, and a push for app stores to verify user ages. …
… It suggests disabling features like autoplay and infinite scroll by default, implementing effective screentime breaks, and making the recommendation algorithm “less engagement-oriented.” The European Commission’s investigation began in May 2024, and is separately assessing Meta’s age verification t… …
… Hayes noted that users will start to see Messages on the web version “over the coming weeks.” Image: Connor Hayes via Threads YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts Stevie Bonifield Apr 15 Richard Lawler Apr 15 EU says its “age verification app” is ready to go. …
… Adi Robertson Mar 29 Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next Lawmakers don’t want VPNs to stand in the way of online age verification. …
… There’s a wave, whether it be age verification or breaking encryption or stuff like this, that seems to be in vogue right now, and it’s something we are fighting on the policy front. …