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Missouri lawmakers consider bills to require age checks for minors on social media and AI chatbots, limiting addictive features and ads amid concerns over youth mental health. For Quinton Hayes Jr.

Is it possible to draw conclusions about an adult's physical condition on the basis of their age? The answer is: "It depends." On the one hand, it is well known that the body's ability to function ...

Four new tax deductions are available on federal returns for eligible taxpayers whether they itemize deductions, such as claiming mortgage interest, or claim the standard deduction. All four big tax ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The technical reality hits harder than policy abstractions. These bills mandate OS-level APIs that apps can query for age ...

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 ...

The internet can be a dangerous place, and governments have been trying to control its harmful effects on youngsters for years now. But so far, they've mostly targeted individual websites and apps.

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and co-founder of Form Energy. The spike in power ...

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 ...

In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users’ ages. “We cannot accept a world where ...