To protect American children, the federal government should adopt an age-verification scheme for adult websites, and states should enact age-verification requirements for social media. The post Primer: Age-Verification for Children’s Online Safety appeared first on The Center for Renewing America .
Introduction In the digital age, vice is more accessible than ever. Smartphones have made pornography free, portable, and instantly available. Unsupervised internet use is widespread, and this development is particularly dangerous for America’s youth. The failure to restrict access to obscene adult content has left minors unprotected, opening the door to addiction and sexual depravity. Recognizing this crisis, many states have instituted age-verification requirements for adult websites and social media platforms. Although the Supreme Court upheld Texas’s age-verification system in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, state legislation continues to face legal challenges. Even so, the long-term effects of these measures are promising.…Open
Officials told platforms to verify children’s ages using government-issued documents, like identity cards. But the companies have balked, apparently over privacy concerns.
The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan package Monday aimed at strengthening online protections for children, advancing legislation that would establish nationwide standards for digital safety […] Source
Illinois may now face one less potential hurdle enacting a law requiring social media and other online platforms to verify the age of users and restrict content harmful to minors. The law differs from many of the other states that have attempted to implement online age-verification.
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On March 24, Apple rolled out iOS 26.4 and introduced mandatory age verification for every iPhone user in the United Kingdom. Verification can be completed by linking a credit card, scanning a government-issued ID, or having an account history that automatically qualifies the user as an adult. The post Apple Update Imposes ID Checks on Every UK iPhone User. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Apple’s iOS 26.4 update has introduced mandatory age verification for all British iPhone users, requiring proof of being 18 or older to access certain features and services. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Apple, British communications regulator Ofcom, and the British government, under the framework of the Online Safety Act. WHEN & WHERE: The update was released on March 24, 2023, and affects an estimated 35 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. KEY QUOTE: “Apple’s decision that the UK will be one of the first countries in the world to receive new child safety protections on devices is a real win for children and families,” Ofcom claims. IMPACT: Users must link a credit card, scan a government-issued ID, or…Open
Washington has discovered a familiar political trick: wrap a flawed policy in the language of protecting children and hope nobody reads the fine print. The […] Source
