Age-verification is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Apple will enforce Texas-specific age verification for new App Store accounts starting June 4, under the Texas App Store Accountability Act, with 18+ verification via credit card or government ID and Family Sharing for minors, amid ongoing litigation.
Malaysia enforces an under-16 ban on social media accounts, mandating age verification with penalties up to RM10 million, as part of a broader global push for online safety.
A Georgia Tech/UC Irvine study finds Yoti age-verification sends facial images and device fingerprints to third parties, with many sites not enforcing verification, amid state-level regulatory fragmentation.
California plans to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash, signaling a regulatory carve-out affecting open-source OS deployments.
Colorado amended SB051 to exempt open-source projects from its age-verification requirements.
Colorado's SB26-051 would force operating systems to collect users’ ages and pass them to app developers, a move Linux/open-source ecosystems like System76 warn could create technical and regulatory burdens.
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