… It can also use third‑party verification providers to ensure a photographic license and a recent selfie match. The company can keep both the raw files and the verification results to manage accounts and handle security or policy concerns, TechCrunch reports . …
… By Anna Washenko April 20, 2026 3:49 pm EST Sony is adopting new age verification policies for PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland. …
… Discord recently caught a lot of flak for its age verification policy, and Reddit similarly experienced backlash for considering ID verification as a way to tackle its bot problem. Months before that, ChatGPT implemented age verification after a high-profile teen suicide.
… Anthropic says it will also keep a record of the verification result, such as whether the user has reached a certain age. …
New Anthropic privacy policy: age/identity verification for consumer accounts
Foundation for Information Policy Research warns many proposed solutions for age verification will exacerbate harms they are trying to prevent & could expose children to risks of blackmail & abuse
… That might be starting to change, as age checks are beginning to appear on users’ devices. How do you feel about OS-level age verification? 330 votes As Ars Technica reports, Apple has begun rolling out a new age verification system tied to iOS in the UK. …
… Across more than 7 billion identity verifications processed on its platform, Incode has tracked the rise of agentic fraud -- fraud attempts carried out with the help of AI agents. In 2024, agentic fraud made up 3% of fraud attempts. …
… For users in Ohio, the law would effectively require age verification at sign-up for platforms like YouTube and TikTok. …
… 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. …
… The policy requiring age verification is the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires online platforms to shield children from harmful content and to verify users' ages. …
