In 2025, the European Commission took the first steps towards creating an EU-wide strategy for age verification on websites ...

Discord users are already using video game characters to bypass the UK’s age-check laws. AI deepfakes could make things even ...

YouTube is taking steps to protect children and teenage users from seeing inappropriate videos and other harmful content.

In the U.S., things are more fragmented. Without federal law in place, any regulations that do happen will likely be on a state-by-state basis. Right now, there’s no national requirement for age ...

In just seven days, the UK has introduced age checks for online minors, Australia has blocked YouTube and other social ...

YouTube is testing new AI technology to estimate users’ ages and block under-18 viewers from accessing age-restricted content, part of a broader push to improve online safety for kids.

YouTube is on a mission to use AI for good to detect if viewers are under the age of 18. It will use AI to “interpret a variety ...

Google is piloting a machine learning-powered system in the U.S. designed to estimate the age of users and adjust content ...

YouTube’s new AI age verification system rolls out in the U.S. on August 13, and may require adults to upload a DL or a ...

It’s too early to know how this law will settle into full implementation, but its implications are clear: For determined kids ...

Plus: A former top US cyber official loses her new job due to political backlash, Congress is rushing through a bill to ...

Age verification checks are coming soon to Grand Theft Auto Online. That's according to one insider who alerted fans online.