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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...- Here’s how countries are cracking down on kids’ social media useAs concerns over online safety increase, governments around the world are tightening rules on children’s access to social media. In India, ...
- AI-controlled toys serious threat for safety of children, action being taken: Union minister Ashwini VaishnawDuring the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that the government has made provisions under the Digital Personal Data Protec...
- Google, Meta at loggerheads over age-verification methods for child usersGoogle and Meta have different ideas on verifying children's age online. This is happening because of rules in Europe and India. Google wan...
- Apple against new Texas online child safety bill? Here’s all you need to knowThe bill, introduced by Texas State Senator Angela Paxton, requires parental permission for anyone under 18 to access apps or make in-app p...
- Meta flags DPDP Act clauses, seeks government collaborationEmphasising the importance of personalised experiences, Rob Sherman, Meta's vice president of policy and deputy chief privacy officer, said...
- Experts flag APAAR risks as institutes push enrollmentExperts raise privacy concerns about the centralised APAAR student ID database, questioning its efficacy in obtaining verifiable parental c...
- Social media companies yet to take a final call on mechanics of parental consentThe DPDP Rules require verifiable parental consent for processing children's data, creating challenges for social media companies. While la...
- DPDP likely to offer consent framework instead of exact rulesRules under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act may prescribe an umbrella framework for companies on consent management instead...
- DPDP final draft to be ready for public review in two weeksThe Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 will be released for public review in a couple of weeks, as per official sources. The ...
- Govt eyes Big Tech, startups meet over DPDP Act age-gatingThe government will discuss with the companies the best possible solution for verifying the age of children and getting parental consent. U...
- Guardians of online galaxy for minorsNavigating complexities of a minor's online-time, it's ideal for guardianship to be upheld by those nearest to a child at homes and in scho...
- Meta, Google may lock horns over age-gating, consent normsSocial media and internet giants Google and Meta are headed for a clash in India over the critical issue of age verification and consent ma...
- Social media companies should opt for app-store level check for age-gating: Meta's Joel KaplanThe verification and subsequent consent management of the age of users below the age of 18 has been mandated by the Digital Personal Data P...
- Government to spell out ‘risk-based’ plan for social media age-gatingAge-verification of children – that is, users below the age of 18 – could be done through documents stored either in DigiLocker, an Aadhaar...
- Age-gating rules apply to all firms under data lawNot just social media platforms, but all companies will need to have age verification mechanisms, otherwise, there's no way to record the v...
- From QR codes to tokens, firms parse ideas for age-gatingMany companies are also favouring a token-based mechanism - which is akin to tokenisation of credit cards - for obtaining verifiable parent...
- Government gives big tech an opportunity to show age-gating plans for DPDP implementationWhile big tech companies have six months to comply with the new law, the clause on obtaining parental consent for minors may get an extende...
- Soon, store parental consent in DigiLockerSocial media platforms such as Meta's Facebook or Instagram and Google’s YouTube Kids will be able to directly fetch and verify documents o...
- Data protection Bill puts Indian children at a disadvantage. Here's howOver-reliance on parents for consent may curtail access for teenagers due to various reasons, including parents' lack of exposure, gender b...
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