Anyone in the UK wanting to access online porn will soon have to undergo more rigorous age checks.

A Mississippi law that requires age verification for users of social media sites can take effect, federal judges ruled Thursday. But a tech industry group says a court fight will

After a Supreme Court loss, Pornhub is 'reevaluating' whether to comply with age-verification laws in more than a dozen states where it's currently blocked.

The European Union is piloting a blueprint for age verification apps in Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, and Italy that aims to make it easier for online platforms to comply with rules that require them to protect minors.

Users over 13 will be prompted to use the facial-analysis software to estimate their age and determine whether they can access the new “trusted connections.”

As an EU law advances, US lawmakers told Semafor on Wednesday that children under 13 should be barred from using social media.

In response to the challenges raised by age verification mandates and the Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow age verification for online adult content, this brief explores a path toward implementation that protects a person’s privacy and data security through zero-knowledge proofs.

Reddit will use the third-party service Persona to confirm a user’s age, necessitating users to submit a picture of their government-issued identity documents or take a selfie. Reddit said it will not have access to these images, and will only save the person’s verification status and their date of birth.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 ruled that states are allowed to require that pornographic sites verify their users are at least 18 years old, finding that “adults have no First Amendment right to avoid age verification.”

Sweeping new age verification laws in the U.K. and U.S. aim to protect children—but critics warn they could undermine privacy, harm vulnerable users, and end the last remnants of online anonymity.