age verification
OpenAI Adopts User Monitoring, Digital ID Verification
The internet’s lasting stronghold of anonymity is being dismantled in the name of safety.
California Social Media Age Verification Rules Face No Constitutional Ruling Until Finalized, Ninth Circuit Says
The fight over SB 976 now moves from the courtroom to the attorney general’s rulebook.
Bluesky Implements Age Verification in South Dakota and Wyoming
Anonymous speech is being traded for compliance, one state law at a time.
Von Der Leyen Unveils New EU Censorship Push, Online Digital ID Plans, in 2025 State of the Union Speech
Von der Leyen casts online “misinformation” as a contagion, folding speech regulation into the language of safety.
Australia Orders Tech Giants to Enforce Age Verification Digital ID by December 10
A safety law that reads like a blueprint for a surveillance state.
Josh Hawley Proposes AI Regulations, Section 230 Repeal, and Digital ID Checks for Chatbots
Age checks for chatbots might sound parental, but they flirt with surveillance-state mechanics.
Roblox Expands AI Facial Scanning and Digital ID Amid Growing Government Pressure
Roblox’s age checks are pitched as child safety tools but double as a blueprint for an internet where logging on increasingly means showing ID.
Age Verification Company Exposes User Data, Reinforcing Privacy Fears Over Digital ID Systems
An age-check system built to shield minors ends up exposing adults in granular digital detail.
Dreamwidth Blocks Mississippi Users, Limits Tennessee Signups Over Digital ID Laws
Caught between draconian laws and their commitment to user privacy, Dreamwidth is choosing principle over profit.
X Fights Irish Ruling on Content Censorship, Flags Conflict With EU Digital Laws
Ireland’s tiny regulator is punching way above its weight and every platform in Europe is feeling it.
Mississippi’s Digital ID Law Hits a Wall With Mastodon
A state digital ID law is now meeting the very structure of decentralized internet.