Social media giants urged to tighten child safety after UK rejects blanket ban for teens

Social media firms need to use better age verification technologies to keep children off their platforms, the U.K.'s ...

Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s

Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at ...

A 24-year-old who ditched her smartphone and social media wants you to be 'appstinent' too

Appstinence founder Gabriela Nguyen deleted her social media accounts and downgraded to a dumbphone after finding the tech ...

Social Media Firms Asked to Toughen Age Checks

Major technology companies have been asked to bring in more robust age checks for under-13s in the UK, similar to those ...

UK rejects social media ban for under-16s, urges TikTok, YouTube, Meta to improve age checks

UK regulators have urged major social media platforms to strengthen age verification and child safety measures after lawmakers rejected a proposed under-16 ban and launched consultations on teens’ ...

Regulators urge tougher age checks on major social media platforms

UK regulators say stronger safeguards are needed to stop younger children accessing social media services designed for teenagers and adults.
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NZ Parliamentary Committee recommends social media age checks to keep under-16s out

The report says age assurance should be required for people accessing social media in New Zealand to keep people under 16 ...

WWE’s Cody Rhodes Claims Every Wrestler Checks Social Media For Criticism

Former Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes advised wrestlers to avoid engaging with online critics, citing the prevalence of ...
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UK watchdog warns social media giants to implement age checks

Letting users self-declare their age is ineffective for stopping kids from accessing inappropriate content, says privacy regulator the ICO ...

All adults could be forced to verify age to use social media

Every person in Britain could have to undergo online age checks to access social media in order to enforce a ban on children ...
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Indonesia to ban under-16s from social media, implement standard-based age checks

The regulation frames age assurance as defense against child exploitation and targets platforms that are specifically ...

Australia expands age verification checks from social media to porn and explicit video games

Australians would now have to verify their ages to access explicit video games and “adult” websites starting Monday, months ...