The push for online child safety is forcing platforms to adopt a narrow set of privacy-encroaching age verification options. The push for online child safety is forcing platforms to adopt a narrow set ...

Apple has introduced more than just new features, like an AI playlist generator, with iOS 26.4 in the UK. The company now requires users in the region to verify their ages and to prove they’re 18 ...

The U.S. Army raised the maximum enlistment age for new recruits recently, bringing its policy in line with most other branches of the military. Starting April 20, the maximum age for enlistment will ...

For Quinton Hayes Jr. and his classmates, social media “is where a lot of our lives happen.” The 12-year-old middle school student from Bloomington said that includes having fun, talking with friends ...

As digital platforms grow, businesses need reliable ways to confirm users meet legal age requirements. From online gaming and social media to alcohol sales and adult content, age-restricted services ...

NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM/SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - For years, tech companies successfully resisted pressure from child safety advocates to do more to keep kids off their services, claiming technical ...

Over the past couple of years, we have seen an increased push for age verification across a number of applications and online platforms. The push has been so concentrated in some states that thousands ...

Co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy addressed misgivings about Discord's age verification system in a blog posted on Tuesday, attempting to reassure worried users. "In hindsight, we should have provided ...

Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The ...

Earlier this month, Discord faced significant pushback from its users after announcing plans for a global age verification rollout. As originally communicated, starting in March Discord users would ...

Shortly after Discord announced that all users will soon be defaulted to teen experiences until their ages are verified, the messaging platform faced immediate backlash. One of the major complaints ...

A lot of factors go into maximizing Social Security benefits, but one factor plays a very important role. You can receive a larger monthly payment for delaying benefits, but it might not always be ...