TechCrunch

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws

Apple is launching new tools to comply with the growing number of age-verification laws both in the U.S. and abroad. As part of the changes, Apple will block the downloads of apps rated 18+ in Brazil, ...
Kotaku

Discord Says It Knows You Don’t Want Age-Verification Requirements But It’s Rolling Them Out Anyway After A Short Delay

Discord hears you. It gets your concerns. It wants to win back your trust. That’s the message from cofounder and CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy, who announced the company’s controversial new ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Is Discord adding age verification for US users in March? What to know

Discord is introducing new age verification requirements, including video selfies and ID documents. Users may need to verify their age to access sensitive content or change certain safety settings.
GameSpot

Discord To Roll Out Age Verification Policies Worldwide, Months After Hack Exposed Users' IDs

Starting in March, all Discord users will be switched to a "teen-appropriate experience" unless they can verify that they're an adult. The social platform is implementing age verification protocols ...
IGN

Discord Rolling Out 'Teen-by-Default' Settings Globally Next Month, With Age Verification Needed to Disable Content Filtering

Discord has announced plans to enforce a new "teen-appropriate" experience by default next month, requiring age verification to access restricted content or change content settings. In a blog post ...
Rolling Stone

Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson Want the ‘Phantom Thread’ Score Axed From ‘Melania’

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and director Paul Thomas Anderson have asked that a portion of the score from Phantom Thread be removed from Brett Ratner’s new documentary about Melania Trump. While ...
AOL

Discord Rolling Out 'Teen-by-Default' Settings Globally Next Month, With Age Verification Needed to Disable Content Filtering

Discord Rolling Out 'Teen-by-Default' Settings Globally Next Month, With Age Verification Needed to Disable Content Filtering Credit: IGN Discord has announced plans to enforce a new "teen-appropriate ...
PC Gamer

Discord is rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally in March for users who don't want to be locked into a 'teen-appropriate experience'

The new policy comes just four months after a leak of 70,000 age verification ID photos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Morningstar

PointGrab Unlocks the Agile Office: Introducing the CogniPoint 2 Flex Occupancy Sensor, the Industry's First Enterprise Thread Sensing Solution

LONDON, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PointGrab, a pioneer in enterprise occupancy sensing for commercial offices, today announced the launch of CogniPoint 2 Flex, a battery powered occupancy sensor ...
The National Law Review

The New Age-Verification Reality: Compliance in a Rapidly Expanding State Regulatory Landscape

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Reuters

OpenAI rolls out age prediction on ChatGPT

Jan 20 (Reuters) - OpenAI on Tuesday said it is rolling out age prediction on ChatGPT globally, to determine whether an account is likely owned by a minor, as the artificial intelligence startup ...