…Some approaches restrict minors’ access to certain services or content, while others would require devices, operating systems, or app stores to collect age information and pass age signals to apps and websites…
…Children aged 13-15 get text and voice chat by default, but restricted to ages 9-17. Up to moderate content is available.Standard Roblox (ages 16+): No restrictions on chat or…
…group argues. In the past year, both Australia and the UK have enacted age verification measures to restrict access to "harmful content." While Australia's legislation has been called an "unmitigated disaster…
…able to create an account, as well as to restrict their access if they're existing users. In addition to implementing age verification, social media companies will also also be required to…
We all want young people to be safe online, but we don’t need to trade everyone's digital rights to achieve it. These new restrictive mandates are used to justify government-led censorship and expanded surveillance. That…
In late 2025, Australia’s government rolled out the first complete ban on users under 16 from having social media accounts. In the United Kingdom, rules took effect in mid-2025 under the Online Safety Act that require al…
…designed to simulate sexual relationships will have to enforce a minimum age of 18, and AI chatbots in general must restrict "intimate functionalities" for under-18s. "I am not prepared to compromise…
…same general trend we see in areas that ban specific apps, introduce age bans or verification requirements, or otherwise restrict internet access,” Rebecca Rosenberg, growth operations manager at Windscribe, said. The trend…
…family messaging," or age-inappropriate content. In some cases, schools attempted to remove the entire series, rather than just individual titles. Despite these controversies, most bans and restrictions were temporary and local…
…Sony warns that additional restrictions could follow as individual publishers update their systems. The policy requiring age verification is the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires online platforms to shield children…
Utah’s controversial new VPN restrictions related to age-verification laws are reshaping online privacy, but a trustworthy VPN service can still help residents protect their data and browse more securely.
In an attempt to guard underage users from being doxxed, Snapchat is adding new content control restrictions on its platform: Users between 13 and 15 years old will only be able to…
