Per Ofcom's rules, there are various ways that age checks can be done, including checking users' government issued IDs, ...

Child advocates say holding tech companies responsible for verifying the ages of their users is key to creating a safer ...

Meta Platforms will end political, election and social issue advertising on its platform in the EU in early October, blaming ...

LONDON — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Friday that it will stop all political advertising in the European Union by ...

Meta last year left Chamber of Progress, a liberal-leaning tech group that counts Apple and Google as members. Since then, ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has said it supports proposals for a common digital majority age across EU member states.

More control for parents, but no social media ban. Meta supports ideas for an EU-wide "digital age of majority".

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, rejecting arguments that this violates free speech and boosting efforts to protect ...

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Google has opposed a proposal from Meta to verify user age through app stores, labeling it as ineffective under Europe's Digital Services Act.

Business Meta hosts Screen Smart event highlighting age-verification reforms Industry experts talk to Nashville parents about social media safety Julianne Akers Jun 12, 2025 Photo: Julianne Akers ...