Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.

Moises Mendez II is an associate editor at Out Magazine based in Brooklyn, New York. He covers internet culture and entertainment, including televi ...

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...

The US Congress debates the App Store Accountability Act (ASA), a bill mandating federal age verification checks by App Store operators like Apple and Google. The proposal aims for online safety but ...

Anapol Weiss shares its perspective on Roblox's new AI age-verification measures, noting the update is a limited step within a broader need for comprehensive child-safety reforms. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 ...

Pinterest announced Monday it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify user ages. The legislation, put forward by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep.

There’s been growing pressure to protect children from age-inappropriate content in both apps and websites at both state and federal levels. Moves to shift the responsibility from individual ...

Missouri residents will be required to verify they are older than 18 before accessing adult-only content online by the end of November. Websites and apps in which more than one-third of the material ...

While ChatGPT continues to be the most popular AI chatbot in the world, a new report from The Information, notes that OpenAI has acknowledged in calls with investors earlier this month that time spent ...

Newsletter platform Substack will require users in the UK to verify their age to comply with the Online Safety Act. The Online Safety Act, which went into effect late ...