Teenagers will soon be subject to new laws to get them off social media, but what is blocked, why are some sites excluded and ...

The plan has split opinion. It has raised privacy concerns among critics, who warn the ban could be unenforceable. Those in ...

Nine platform are included in Australia's world-first social media ban for under 16s next month, however the regulator warns ...

Roblox has unveiled a major new safety system that will use artificial intelligence to estimate the age of every user on the ...

Roblox CEO David Baszucki says the new AI safety tools could reshape engagement — and may create some friction for players.

Eliza Jacobs, the senior director of product policy at Roblox, talks with WRAL anchor Ashley Rowe about the platform's safety ...

Two lawsuits have been filed over Texas' app store age verification law. Credit: Vadym Plysiuk / iStock / Getty Images What do Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon have in common with an advocacy group ...

Texas could have a serious legal battle on its hands thanks to an age verification law for app stores that it recently enacted. In response to the Texas App Store Accountability Act, the Computer & ...

The feature mirrors similar checks added to YouTube and precedes new US digital age laws. Users can verify their age with an ID, selfie, credit card, or third-party services like Verifymy.io. New ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Texans who download apps will see new prompts before they hit “install.” A state law known as the App Store Accountability Act, or Senate Bill 2420, will require platforms to ...

As everyone predicted, the UK's dumb age verification laws are a total farce. Designed in attempts to "protect children," the UK's now notorious age verification laws are supposedly designed to ...