Legal

France considers requiring Musk’s X to verify users's age

2025-06-09 Ian Fleming

A practical look at ID Verification for Directors and Persons with Significant Control under ECCTA

2025-06-03 Ian Fleming

Canadian lawmakers consider age verification, estimation for online porn access

2025-06-02 Per Henrikson

Age assurance debate simmers across EU with calls for stronger measures

2025-05-19 Ian Fleming

Age checks remain in the headlines with new proposals from EU digital ministers to go further with legislation limiting social media access for youth.

Kenya releases draft guidance on biometrics, age assurance

2025-05-19 Ian Fleming

The draft guidance includes notes on the processing of biometric data and age verification intended to protect children online.

EU to propose new rules and app to protect children online

2025-05-18 Per Henrikson

The EU is drafting new guidelines and an age-verification app to enhance online safety and privacy for children.

National ID now mandatory for student loans in Tanzania

2025-05-18 Ian Fleming

From the 2025/26 academic year, no student in Tanzania will be eligible for a higher education loan without a National Identification Number (NIN).

Age verification for social media approved in Nebraska

2025-05-15 Ian Fleming

Nebraska minors must obtain parental consent before creating social media accounts under a bill passed by lawmakers May 14.

US Senators reintroduce the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act)

2025-05-14 Ian Fleming

Newly enacted law makes Montana the 25th state to enact AI deepfake election protections.

France, Greece, Spain and Ireland to push for EU-wide social media age verification

2025-05-13 Per Henrikson

France, in coordination with Greece, Spain and Ireland, is preparing to push for new European legislation requiring mandatory age verification for creating social media accounts, French Deputy Minister for Digital Policy Clara Chappaz said on Sunday.

Great Canadian Entertainment faces $151k penalty for age verification failures

2025-05-12 Per Henrikson

Great Canadian Entertainment has been hit with a CA$151,000 penalty in Ontario, Canada for alleged failures in preventing minors from gambling at three Toronto casinos.

Worldcoin halts ID verification amid regulatory concerns in Indonesia, pledges cooperation

2025-05-06 Ian Fleming

Tools for Humanity (TFH), the developer behind Worldcoin, has voluntarily paused its identity verification services in Indonesia following a regulatory freeze by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Application, which has affected both Worldcoin and its World ID product.