Spotify has implemented a new age verification system, and if you don't use it, you might get locked out of your account ...

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

X has begun restricting Gaza content for its U.K. users, and Reddit has implemented age-verification measures to view posts ...

Don't just take my word for it. Ofcom, the UK's regulator in charge of keeping watch for compliance with the Online Services ...

Spotify has become the latest app to introduce measures designed 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 ...

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

Social media companies ​​are blocking wide-ranging content - including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza - in an ...

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

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

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

The Act requires platforms with adult content to verify user age through ID uploads or facial age estimation. Currently, half ...

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 ...