Age Verification
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for online age verification to protect minors
Pushing forward with a campaign promise amidst privacy concerns.
Gambling companies were given access to private exam results of up to 28 million kids
Massive data sharing concerns.
WEF report explores online “interventions” including content removal, warning labels to protect kids
The WEF has taken an interest in online content moderation.
Bipartisan bill aimed at protecting kids online would require Big Tech to spy on them
More kids’ data collection.
Kemi Badenoch is the only UK Conservative Party leadership candidate to oppose the online censorship bill
“Parliament is now legislating for hurt feelings…”
Australian minister proposed the idea of using Digital ID system to de-anonymize social media users
An overreach in terms of what the system was designed for.
Texas Rep Jared Patterson wants to introduce a bill to ban minors from social media
The law would require ID checks on websites to check user age.
California bill 2273 would require websites and apps to verify visitors’ ID
Decimating online privacy.
UK asks Elon Musk to discuss Twitter user authentication as it pushes bill that mandates age verification tech
Musk has signaled that he’ll respect anonymity whereas the UK bill contains no protections for anonymous users.
UK to launch new digital ID technology next month as part of nationwide digital ID push
The tech will allow governments and businesses to share data for digital ID checks.
The UK Online Safety Bill explained: A reckless threat to free speech
A carelessly-written bill. Sweeping government censorship powers. Big Tech speech police. And more.