Age Verification
Substack Introduces ID Checks to Comply with UK Censorship Law
A cozy corner for writers is turning into a TSA line for ideas.
Porn Giant Calls For Device-Based Digital ID
The promise of privacy hides a blueprint for deeper platform control.
Roblox to Mandate Facial and ID Verification
The platform’s age checks are part of a bigger push to create online spaces policed by biometrics.
US House Committee Summons Australian Censor Julie Inman Grant Over Global Takedown Demands
Australia’s online censorship laws are colliding head-on with America’s free speech politics.
EU’s Weakened “Chat Control” Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn
The law’s softer tone hides the same blunt instrument: unchecked surveillance wrapped in child safety rhetoric.
Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government’s Censorship Law
A new era of streaming begins where every click demands a face, and privacy becomes the price of admission.
Launching a High Court Challenge Against Australia’s Social Media ID Check Law
A High Court showdown looms as Australians question whether privacy and free speech can survive the nation’s new digital gatekeepers.
UK Tech Secretary Urges Ofcom to Fast-Track Censorship Law Enforcement
Her urgency exposes a government more eager to control the internet than to understand the cost of regulating it.
Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules
By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.
Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Joining Multi-State Push for Digital ID
The lawsuits may target Roblox, but the real battleground is whether digital ID systems become the price of admission to everyday online life.
Court Keeps California’s Online ID Law Dream Alive
California’s push to verify every user’s age online inches closer to reality as the state tests the limits of privacy in the name of protection.
Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground
A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.