Digital-safety is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Global push for age-gating is expanding, but verification methods are flawed and create ongoing regulatory and compliance risk.
EU regulators find Meta breaches the Digital Services Act by not preventing under-13s from using Facebook/Instagram and may impose up to $12 billion in penalties.
Lawmakers advance a package of online safety bills requiring age verification at app stores, moving toward a House floor vote.
Apple's age-verification tools are being rolled out to block 18+ app downloads where laws require age checks.
Discord delays global age-verification rollout after backlash; 90% of users won’t need to verify their age.
EU Commission opens an inquiry into X over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes and whether X properly assessed and mitigated EU risks.
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