Analog problems cannot be solved with a digital ban, and age verification does not work like at a checkout counter.

Meta product executive, once Facebook's youngest engineer, joins Whop, highlighting AI's impact on tech and startup dynamics.

The new options are free, meet federal security standards, and are meant to better protect Medicare information from identity ...

In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users’ ages. A package of child safety bills is ...

In 2026, a photo ID is not just paperwork — it essentially grants you permission to exist in society. Last month, Kansas legislature passed a law categorically invalidating trans people’s driver’s ...

New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the ...

The dating app Bumble is adding a few new safety features, including an ID verification tool. This lets users submit a ...

Turkey is preparing to introduce mandatory identity verification for all social media users, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek has announced. "Identity verification will be essential on social media. If a ...

One Nation One Identity initiative enhances security and curb fraud Dubai: In a landmark step toward a unified and digitally secure identity ecosystem, the Federal Government has formally upgraded ...

Discord announced Tuesday that it will delay the implementation of previously announced, but controversially received, age verification measures. In a Tuesday blog post, Discord CTO and co-founder ...

Free expression activists warn that such a regulation would destroy anonymity on the internet and drive individuals to self-censorship due to the fear of persecution. This statement was originally ...

Just weeks after Discord u-turned itself out of a Persona-related mess, another gaming-adjacent company has embraced the controversial digital verification service. Some Twitch streamers now have to ...