In the U.S., a bill, known as the Kids Online Safety Act, would make social media platforms liable for preventing their products from harming children.

Popular gaming platform, Steam, recently launched a new age verification process under the UK Online Safety Act.

Folks in the United Kingdom wanting to shop for mature games will have to make sure they have a valid credit card on file ...

Efforts requiring users to verify their age before accessing online platforms – including social media, adult websites, and even news sources – are expanding rapidly in ...

Platforms like Pornhub and OnlyFans have given porn stars more autonomy. But sweeping age-check laws are already impacting ...

Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubts over how age verification tools will work – and whether this is the right approach to deal with on ...

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or ...

Silencing a platform dedicated to political discussion is a textbook example of an urgent, emergency scenario that requires the Supreme Court to intervene.

Online age checks are a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful to them, proponents say.

State Sen. George Borrello is one of 15 state Senators to sign on as a co-sponsor of legislation to require age verification ...

The Online Safety Act's age verification rules went into effect on July 25, which require users to prove they are over 18 by providing forms of ID, facial scanning and other age estimation services.