Selfie-based age checks boom as govts push for online controls
As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies.
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Page 6: Research news on Online child safety regulation
Online child safety regulation addresses legal, technical, and policy frameworks designed to protect minors on digital platforms, particularly social media and search services. Central themes include statutory minimum ages for account creation, mandatory age verification and age assurance technologies, and safety-by-design obligations such as teen defaults and PG-13 content gating. The field also examines platform liability for addictive design and youth mental health harms, constitutional and human-rights challenges to age-gating laws, and the effectiveness of national and regional regulatory regimes in reducing online risks to children.
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Snapchat begins age checks in Australia ahead of social media ban
Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks before Canberra enforces sweeping laws banning under-16s from social media.
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Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban
Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social ...
Nov 20, 2025
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Roblox set to start checking people's ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe
Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults.
Nov 19, 2025
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Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation
New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.
Nov 11, 2025
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Always watching: How ICE's plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints. But the new front line may be your social media feed.
Nov 10, 2025
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Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
Denmark's government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept up in a digitized world ...
Nov 7, 2025
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Motion Picture Association tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to refer to Instagram teen account content
The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen accounts on Instagram as "guided by PG-13 ratings," saying it is misleading and could erode trust in its movie ratings system.
Nov 6, 2025
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Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16
Australia has added message board Reddit and livestreaming service Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children younger than 16 from holding accounts.
Nov 5, 2025
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Australian police design AI tool to decipher predators' Gen Z slang
Australian police are working on an AI prototype that will help them decipher Gen Z slang and emoji-laden messages written by online predators, a top official said Wednesday.
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