11 result(s) for “Age Verification”
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority told the Islamabad High Court that existing law does not let it impose an across‑the‑board age limit or mandatory age verification on social media platforms, and said a new legal framework would be required.
At a Safer Internet Day event in Jakarta on October 2, 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs joined Kemenko PMK, Google Indonesia and YouTube to launch community programs, MOOC courses and creator partnerships aimed at raising digital literacy and strengthening protections for users under 16 in the country’s evolving AI era.
The Greek government has moved from policy announcement to implementation planning, telling platforms they must have reliable age verification in place ahead of a January 1, 2027 start date and signalling active supervision by national regulators.
Berlin on Wednesday backed the European Commission’s proposal that would block under 13s from unrestricted social media access and place phased limits on adolescents, saying the move must be turned into enforceable EU law quickly to protect mental health and childhood development.
Dozens of AI produced posters and coordinated posts on Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok helped spread calls to blockade high schools across France this week, investigators and news reports say, complicating efforts to distinguish grassroots student demands from outside agitation.
Finland's national online regulator has signalled a stepped up enforcement posture under the EU Digital Services Act, prioritising protections for children and faster responses to platform removals and transparency requests. The move comes as the EU finalises guidance on how DSA and privacy rules interact.
The Danish government has published a draft bill that would set a national minimum age of 15 for access to certain social media and video sharing services. The measure, put out for public consultation, targets algorithmic recommendation and platform practices and is pitched as a child protection step ahead of planned EU rules.
The federal government renewed public-facing materials on the Safe Social Media Act, known as Bill C-34, on September 29, 2026, restating objectives and regulatory tools for protecting children online as scrutiny from privacy advocates and industry grows.
Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration published a 25-article draft on September 18, 2026 that would bar platforms from offering AI-powered “virtual relatives or companions” to people under 18 and require stricter age assurance and minors mode functions across games, social apps and generative AI services.
The European Commission has proposed banning children under 13 from social media and requiring parental supervision for 13- and 14-year-olds, while a privacy-focused age-verification system is being prepared for wider European use.
The European Commission has proposed preventing children under 13 from accessing social media while introducing stronger safeguards for young users, adding fresh momentum to the global debate over childhood, smartphones and online platforms.