European Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...

The European Union is launching an age verification app for online platforms. This tool will help parents and guardians protect children. U...

Andhra Pradesh is set to enact a law restricting social media access for children under 13, aiming to create a safer digital environment. T...

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...

The Centre is building its stance on banning or restricting social media usage for children, with consultations held to assess technical ca...

By skirting IT rules, including provisions of age rating and statutory warnings, microdrama platforms are likely to draw compliance spotlig...

GTA 6 Update: Rockstar Games is planning to introduce age verification for Grand Theft Auto Online. This change is expected to start in the...

Google and Meta have different ideas on verifying children's age online. This is happening because of rules in Europe and India. Google wan...

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea to prohibit children under 13 from using social media, deeming it a policy matter for Parliament. Th...

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 will be released for public review in a couple of weeks, as per official sources. The ...

Not just social media platforms, but all companies will need to have age verification mechanisms, otherwise, there's no way to record the v...

Many companies are also favouring a token-based mechanism - which is akin to tokenisation of credit cards - for obtaining verifiable parent...

While big tech companies have six months to comply with the new law, the clause on obtaining parental consent for minors may get an extende...

Over-reliance on parents for consent may curtail access for teenagers due to various reasons, including parents' lack of exposure, gender b...

The plea sought mandatory age check at places selling and serving alcohol, such as bars, pubs, liquor vends, eateries, etc. It also sought ...

The plea also sought to restrain the Delhi government from giving effect to the new Excise Policy 2021-22 which reduced the age of consumin...

Further, the government has asked mobile operators to re-verify existing prepaid and postpaid customers, with the help of the 12-digit uniq...