age verification
Arizona Bill Would Require ID Checks to Use a Weather App
The bill would require parental permission or ID checks to open the calculator app that came with your phone.
Keir Starmer Considers VPN ID Checks as UK Expands Online Safety Act Powers
Britain may soon require ID to access the very tool designed to protect you from ID tracking.
MembersThe Best Discord Alternatives to Reclaim Control
Our list favors projects that hand you the keys to the infrastructure rather than another polished cage with different branding.
Germany’s CDU Pushes Real-Name Social Media Mandate and ID Checks
The party could ask Germans to show their papers before they can post a tweet.
40 State Attorneys General Want to Tie Online Access to ID
The bill’s supporters call it child protection; its architecture looks more like a national ID system for the internet.
UK Regulator Ofcom Proposes Second Fine Against US Platform 4chan
Ofcom is pressing ahead with enforcement against a US platform over speech rules controversial even in Britain, as the platform argues in US federal court that Ofcom has no jurisdiction.
UK Fines US Platform Imgur for Lack of Age Verification
Britain is trying to extend its regulatory reach to force digital ID-style age checks onto global platforms.
“Kids Off Social Media Act” Opens the Door to Digital ID by Default
The bill never says “show your ID,” but it quietly demands systems that make anonymous speech impossible.
Alabama Moves to Put a Gatekeeper on the App Store
The Legislature waved it through, but HB161 locks mandatory age checks and parent-linked accounts into the foundation of Alabama’s app ecosystem.
Discord to Demand Face Scan or ID to Access All Features
Discord’s age gates also hinge on constant behavioral monitoring that shadows users across the platform.
Massive TikTok Fine Threat Advances Europe’s Digital ID Agenda
Europe’s TikTok case treats “addiction” as the rationale, but age verification is the real infrastructure.
EU Targets VPNs as Age Checks Expand
European policymakers are treating VPN adoption as behavior to be contained.