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Age-verification requirements for social media spark new privacy concerns

As governments push stricter online child safety rules, digital rights advocates warn about the risks of collecting IDs and ...

Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they’re over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says ...
The Escapist

“That’s not what’s happening”: You apparently misunderstood Discord’s age verification update, but it’s being delayed now

Discord has been hearing gamers' feedback on its age verification update and has decided to delay the update until it makes ...
Fast Company

Bluesky opens blue-check verification to ‘notable and authentic’ users: Here’s how it works

Blue-check verification is nothing new in the world of social media, but Bluesky is only now making it available to any “notable” accounts. The social media company has launched an application that ...
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Blue Check Verification Is Coming to Bluesky

It's the old days of Twitter all over again: Bluesky is launching an official verification process for awarding the blue check mark to "notable" user accounts, adding to the platform's existing option ...
CNET on MSN

Discord Plans to Treat Some Users as Teens Until They Verify Their Age

Discord Plans to Treat Some Users as Teens Until They Verify Their Age ...
TechCrunch

Bluesky may soon add blue check verification

Bluesky may soon get a new blue checkmark verification system, according to changes to the app’s public GitHub repository spotted Friday by reverse engineer alice.mosphere.at. The blue checks may have ...