… So far, this measure has received broad political support—but the outcome depends largely on compatibility with the Digital Services Act and the availability of effective age verification systems like the app the European Commission just released. …
… Aylo has previously argued that device-based age verification is more secure than age-verifying through third-party sites or other web-based methods. …
… Persona is an identity and age verification provider used by platforms such as Roblox, Discord, and Reddit. It offers verification based on IDs, facial age information, and other personal identifiers. …
… In its official blog, Meta says that no single company will be able to solve the challenge of effective and timely age verification in digital environments. Instead, it's suggesting legislation that forces app stores to verify the age of users, as well as to establish parental approval systems. …
Waymo is working to crack down on the practice, the company confirmed Friday, after reports of new mid-ride age-verification checks began to float around on social media. …
… It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age Verification App The European Commission this week released its free, open source app for verifying the ages of visitors to social networks and pornography websites. …
… The DSIT said the latest set of proposed regulations are meant to “help ensure there is no cliff edge in protections as young people move into their later teenage years,” as future youths will hypothetically have no experience with social media before that age, thanks to the constraints imposed on … …
… The United Kingdom will soon begin scanning the faces of asylum-seekers as part of age checks in spite of evidence that such age evaluation and verification tools are deeply flawed and can make mistakes with life-altering consequences. …
… Meta, meanwhile, is sprucing up its age-verification tech after a study found that kids are tricking online age checks using simple techniques—including one child hero who circumvented online age verification by drawing on a fake mustache. …
… When Discord implemented its age verification system in 2025, it suffered a data breach involving more than 70,000 identity documents. The other option is verification systems based on biometric data, which have shown limitations in practice. …