The outcome so far is an assortment of online services handling sensitive user information — a “privacy nightmare,” says Cody ...

YouTube is testing a new age verification system in the US to protect young users, prompted by concerns over loopholes like ...

Spotify has stated that, if you don’t pass their age checks, your account will be deleted in a move that could affect ...

Texas, Louisiana and Utah — have passed laws this year compelling app marketplaces to check the ages of everyone when they ...

Spotify is the latest app to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, with users being asked to verify their age in order to ...

Spotify is the latest company to introduce age checks to try and stop children accessing adult content, following the ...

Under the new Online Safety Act regulations, websites hosting content which could be harmful to those under 18 must now carry ...

From Friday 25 July 2025 UK Internet users have had to verify their age to use a range of apps and websites – from social media platforms such as X, Reddit and Bluesky to dating apps like Grindr to ...

Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new ...

For consumers attempting to stream content marked as 18+, the Spotify face scan is a new hurdle: prove your age or press stop ...

The general problem of how to ensure app integrity without relying on the dominant OS providers has cropped up elsewhere.