2025-09-29Ian Fleming
Ohio has enacted mandatory age verification for adult content starting September 30, 2025, joining over 20 states to protect minors, with fines up to $10,000 daily for non-compliance. Critics highlight privacy risks from data collection and potential internet fragmentation. VPNs offer workarounds but face scrutiny and limitations.
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2025-09-16Per Henrikson
Australian authorities said Tuesday that social media platforms should not demand age verification for all account holders starting from December, when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in the country.
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2025-09-15Ian Fleming
The US is now following suit. Over a dozen states, including Texas and Florida, have joined the 25 to have passed laws requiring adult websites to implement more robust age verification. However, some of these websites have chosen to instead block users from these states, rather than paying millions of dollars for ID-verification services.
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2025-09-13Ian Fleming
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) confirmed that the Digital ID app can be presented to government officials, including police, as it holds legal recognition. This ID serves as a valid alternative when physical cards are unavailable, and is part of several e-services announced for 2025.
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2025-09-11Per Henrikson
The Missouri Merchandising Practices Act requires pornographic websites to have strict age-verification measures in place. The other option is for the sites to have face recognition ability.
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2025-09-10Per Henrikson
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), has proposed establishing a new federal agency to oversee digital identity verification technologies in the United States.
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2025-09-09Ian Fleming
While the New Zealand gov’t funds millions to launch the digital ID, the New Zealand First party wants to preserve the privacy and freedom of physical IDs.
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