A bill that’s cleared the legislature would force websites and smart phone apps with pornographic content to verify the age of Iowa users and block access to children under the age of 18. Senator ...

Parents are always thinking about the future because we are always thinking about our children. We are, at all times, both genuinely hopeful and chronically worried about the world into which we send ...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov warned Friday that the ...

The European online age verification app is ready. The app works with passports or ID cards, is built to be “completely anonymous” for the people who use it, works on any device (smartphones, tablets, ...

Two pupils look at their smartphones in a classroom in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Reporter The European Union is giving tech companies no more excuses to implement age checks for social media ...

The EU unveils a privacy-first age verification app to protect minors online, pressuring platforms to comply with stricter digital safety rules. The European Commission has announced that its ...

The momentum is building for a social media ban for minors in one of the largest economies in the world. Reading time 3 minutes The European Union just announced that it will soon roll out a new ...

Announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and digital chief Virkkunen, the open-source app uses zero-knowledge proof technology to let users confirm their age without exposing personal ...

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Many European nations weighing minimum social media age limits EU moving ahead "full speed" to enforce rules, von der Leyen says Decision on EU-wide age limit law expected this summer, senior official ...

Europe doesn’t want to hear any more excuses from tech platforms for why they can’t verify users’ ages. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced a new European age ...