Do 'much, much more' on age verification, social media apps told - BBC

Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online. A newly released ... Read More

High Court Age Verification Ruling Turns Focus to Social Media

The Supreme Court ruling upholding a Texas law requiring porn providers verify users’ ages could have wide-reaching consequences for social media companies. Read More

Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech

A federal judge has blocked a new Georgia law requiring age verification for social media accounts, saying she's concerned that the law restricts free speech. Read More

Judge blocks Georgia’s new social media age verification law just before it was set to start

Senate Bill 351 would require social media companies to get a parent’s permission before they allowed a minor to create an account. Read More

Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law after a similar one was blocked in Ohio

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg means that the Georgia measure, which passed in 2024, won't take effect next week as scheduled. Instead, Totenberg granted a preliminary injunction ... Read More

State social media age verification rules for risk our data | Kansas City Star

States pushing age verification for social media are risking everyone’s data security | Opinion By Tyler Curtis Special to The Kansas City Star March 29, 2024 6:07 AM ... Read More

States pushing age verification for social media are risking everyone’s data security | Opinion - AOL

The Show-Me State will not require you to show your ID to use social media — for now. Missouri’s legislature got it right: As bad as social media can be for kids, it’s not the government’s ... Read More

Childish Fantasies: Age Verification for Social Media Down Under

In France, the age verification law gives websites the latitude to decide age verification for their users. In December 2021, Arcom, the digital regulator, commenced legal action against non ... Read More

16 should be minimum age for social media use, parents and experts argue: '13 is too young' - Fox News

In Congress, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has pushed to raise the minimum age for social media use to 16. Hawley's bill, the Making Age-Verification Technology Uniform, Robust, and Effective Act ... Read More

Do 'much, much more' on age verification, social media firms told

However, when BBC news spoke to a group of teenagers at Rosshall Academy, in Glasgow, all of them said they used adult ages for their social media accounts "It’s just so easy to lie about your ... Read More

Do 'much, much more' on age verification, social media firms told

Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online. A newly released ... Read More