The outcome so far is an assortment of online services handling sensitive user information — a “privacy nightmare,” says Cody ...

YouTube is testing a new age verification system in the US to protect young users, prompted by concerns over loopholes like ...

But the trend is getting pushback from Apple and Google, which run the biggest app marketplaces, as well as from civil ...

Spotify has stated that, if you don’t pass their age checks, your account will be deleted in a move that could affect ...

Spotify has become the latest app to introduce measures designd to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, by asking users to undergo age verification checks if they want to view or listen to ...

Spotify is the latest company to introduce age checks to try and stop children accessing adult content, following the ...

Under the new Online Safety Act regulations, websites hosting content which could be harmful to those under 18 must now carry ...

The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a ...

Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new ...

For consumers attempting to stream content marked as 18+, the Spotify face scan is a new hurdle: prove your age or press stop ...

From Friday 25 July 2025 UK Internet users have had to verify their age to use a range of apps and websites – from social media platforms such as X, Reddit and Bluesky to dating apps like Grindr to ...