Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13. Read More

Will online age checks doom internet freedom?

The internet is no longer the Wild West. In the United States and around the world, online age verification laws are being used to keep kids from seeing harmful or age-inappropriate materials — a ... Read More

‘Anonymity Online Is Going to Die’: What Age-Verification Laws Could Look Like in the U.S.

As controversy around the U.K.’s Online Safety Act continues, experts warn about similar legislation thriving in the U.S. Read More

Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13. Read More

The end of online anonymity? Age checks spread worldwide.

The age-verification rule isn't aimed solely at sex sites, but at any digital entity where racy content or other "harmful" speech could be found. Read More

Internet porn regulation bill pulled while social media bill faces ...

Sponsors of a bipartisan bill that would strengthen age restrictions for accessing sexual content online are pulling the measure over concerns from Polis and an upcoming SCOTUS decision on the issue. Read More

YouTube users are furious about its new AI-powered age checks in the US ...

YouTube has officially launched its AI-based age checks in the US, following the introduction of online age verification checks in the UK, which aim to shield young people from viewing adult content. Read More

The Age-Gated Internet Is Here - MSN

Beginning last week, the United Kingdom has started requiring purveyors of online porn to check IDs—and it's already reverberating beyond adult websites. For example, Bluesky—a general ... Read More

Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet

The Online Safety Act requires that websites hosting porn, self-harm, suicide, and eating disorder content implement “highly effective” age checks for visitors from the UK. Read More