The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines ...

The easiest way to embed age verification into a phone is to see if the user can actually make or receive a phone call.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- A representative for the company that owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp supports South Dakota requiring app stores to verify users' ages.

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.

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 ...

A federal judge in 2024 temporarily blocked Utah's first-in-the-nation law requiring social media companies to check the ages of all users and place restrictions on accounts belonging to minors.

Tech Brief A new Texas law mandates age checks on phones. It may be just the start. May 29, 2025 8 min Summary ...

While Utah is the first state to enact such a law, it’s unlikely to be the last. Arkansas, Ohio, Connecticut and Minnesota are all considering social media laws with either explicit age ...

PlayAI announced a strategic partnership with Reality Defender in April enabling the latter to train its tools on data generated from PlayAI’s voice models.

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to ...