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France passes law banning under-15s from social media
The law will require social media platforms in France to verify all users age from January.
July 22, 2026US Supreme Court won't block Texas app store age verification law - Reuters
US Supreme Court won't block Texas app store age verification law Reuters
July 6, 2026UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks - Reuters
UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks Reuters
June 18, 2026Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom said Youngtek Solutions Ltd did not have checks between July and September 2025, but has since brought in verification.
May 27, 2026Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says
Regulator eSafety says it has concerns about how Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube are complying with the ban.
March 31, 2026US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches
The fine includes £450,000 for lack of age checks to prevent children from seeing pornography.
March 19, 2026Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.
March 12, 2026Australians must prove they are over 18 to access porn under new laws
Sites such as Pornhub and RedTube must verify the ages of all users or risk million-dollar fines.
March 9, 2026Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry
Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.
February 24, 2026Porn company fined £1.35m by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom's £1.35m fine on 8579 LLC is the largest it has levied under the Online Safety Act so far.
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France passes law banning under-15s from social media
France's parliament has approved a law to ban social media for under-15s from January 2027, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms. The law will mean everyone i
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Social media giants not properly following Australia age check rules, says eSafety
As it releases its first compliance update since Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law took effect, the eSafety Commission is waving a finger at major social media companies for not falling
Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says
The world's biggest social media companies are not doing enough to keep children in Australia off their platforms, the country's internet regulator says, despite a law that came into effect late last
US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches
The UK online safety regulator Ofcom has fined the US messaging platform 4Chan a total of £520,000 for failing to comply with various aspects of the Online Safety Act. It includes £450,000 for failin
Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s
Major technology companies have been asked to bring in more robust age checks for under-13s in the UK, similar to those currently in place for services designed for adults. The platforms contacted by
Australians must prove they are over 18 to access porn under new laws
Australians must prove they are over 18 before they can access adult content such as porn, R-rated video games and sexually explicit AI chatbots under new laws. The changes will protect children from
Discord delays its global age verification after upsetting almost everyone on Earth: 'We've made mistakes'
Discord promises greater transparency and more verification options. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Keep up to date with the m
Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Shortly after Discord announced that all users will soon be defaulted to teen experiences until their ages are verified, the messaging platform faced immediate backlash. One of the major complaints wa
Discord just canceled its planned age verification rollout, for now
Discord’s controversial age verification saga has reached a new turning point. The original rollout plan has officially been canceled, with a new plan and more user-friendly options coming later in th
Discord delays global rollout of age verification after backlash
Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from u
Discord delays global age verification rollout after criticism
A Discord display stands at the company’s booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Discord, the popular platform for gamers to commun
Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry
Discord is pushing back plans to start verifying the age of all users in March after weeks of user ire. Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord's co-founder and chief technology officer, said a planned global
Porn company fined £1.35m by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom has fined a porn company £1.35m for failing to introduce proper age verification measures on its websites. The media regulator said 8579 LLC's sites did not have "highly effective" methods to c