The outcome so far is an assortment of online services handling sensitive user information — a “privacy nightmare,” says Cody ...

Despite the app's honourable intentions, the latest restrictions implemented by Spotify bosses has sparked mass backlash ...

Gamers are uniquely exploiting a loophole in the UK's new age verification system by using Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding ...

More tech companies based outside the UK are starting to use age verification tools. These changes are not just ...

The UK's Online Safety Act faces an unexpected challenge. Gamers are using Death Stranding 2 to bypass age verification on ...

You'd think that Discord and Reddit would notice thousands of users suddenly resembling Norman Reedus.

Lawsuit alleges Roblox enabled grooming, kidnapping and abuse of 13-year-old; SGGH and Milberg represent 400+ victims on ...

In the wake of new safety laws, UK users flock to VPNs searching for workarounds to reach adult sites and social media ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out age verification checks on its Xbox platforms in the UK, in order to comply with the new Online Safety Act, which came into effect in the UK this week. The new law ...

Microsoft has announced new age verification requirements for Xbox users in the United Kingdom, set to become mandatory in early 2026. The initiative addresses compliance requirements under the UK’s ...

A recent law in the U.K. requires verification for users to view adult content online, and Xbox is joining in.

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, declined to offer an attributed on-the-record comment about the new age checks to The Verge. In unattributed statements to other outlets, it said it was “now ...