Age verification is a reality on a growing number of social media platforms, requiring an ID or facial scan for full access to everything from YouTube to Roblox. The age-gating wave is coming along with calls for stronger child safety measures online, despite concerns about privacy, security, and censorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users\u2019 ages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Discord has delayed plans to roll out age verification globally after user backlash until later in 2026, but it hasn\u2019t completely shelved them, even after a breach of a former vendor last year that leaked some users\u2019 scanned IDs. Meanwhile, other platforms, like ChatGPT and Google, are applying AI models to identify and lock down accounts suspected of being underage until some form of identity verification can prove the user is an adult.<\/p>\n
Follow along below for the latest updates on age verification for internet services and apps\u2026<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tDiscord is delaying its global age verification rollout<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tDiscord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tAmerica desperately needs new privacy laws<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tDiscord says \u2018vast majority\u2019 of users won\u2019t see its new age verification setup<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tDiscord\u2019s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tDiscord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tWill you have to show your ID at the app store?<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tRoblox now requires an age check if you want to chat<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tMeet the new tech laws of 2026<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tJudge blocks Texas app store age verification law<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tAustralia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tWelcome to the \u2018papers, please\u2019 internet<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s how Apple is locking down iPhones to comply with Texas\u2019 age verification law<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tBluesky brings age verification to South Dakota and Wyoming<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tMastodon can\u2019t comply with Mississippi\u2019s age verification laws.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tSteam users in the UK will need a credit card to access \u2018mature content\u2019 games<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tBluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tSupreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tGoogle is using AI age checks to lock down user accounts<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tReady or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tMicrosoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tReddit and Discord\u2019s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding\u2019s photo mode<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tRoblox will require a facial scan or government ID to have unfiltered chats<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tThe EU is testing a prototype age verification app<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tReddit is rolling out age verification in the UK<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tBluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tGoogle has open sourced its privacy-focused age verification technology.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tThe Supreme Court just upended internet law, and I have questions<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tThe EU age verification app will launch in July.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tApple is hitting back in the war over internet age-gating<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tUtah governor signs the first app store age verification bill into law.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tUtah becomes the first state to pass an app store age verification bill<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tHow Meta\u2019s global head of safety approaches online age verification<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tChild safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tOnline age verification is coming, and privacy is on the chopping block<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tInstagram is testing an AI tool that verifies your age by scanning your face<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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