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US Supreme Court won't block Texas app store age verification law - Reuters
US Supreme Court won't block Texas app store age verification law Reuters
July 6, 2026UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks - Reuters
UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks Reuters
June 18, 2026Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom said Youngtek Solutions Ltd did not have checks between July and September 2025, but has since brought in verification.
May 27, 2026Australians must prove they are over 18 to access porn under new laws
Sites such as Pornhub and RedTube must verify the ages of all users or risk million-dollar fines.
March 9, 2026Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry
Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.
February 24, 2026Porn company fined £1.35m by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom's £1.35m fine on 8579 LLC is the largest it has levied under the Online Safety Act so far.
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Discord delays its global age verification after upsetting almost everyone on Earth: 'We've made mistakes'
Discord promises greater transparency and more verification options. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Keep up to date with the m
Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Shortly after Discord announced that all users will soon be defaulted to teen experiences until their ages are verified, the messaging platform faced immediate backlash. One of the major complaints wa
Discord just canceled its planned age verification rollout, for now
Discord’s controversial age verification saga has reached a new turning point. The original rollout plan has officially been canceled, with a new plan and more user-friendly options coming later in th
Discord delays global rollout of age verification after backlash
Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from u
Discord delays global age verification rollout after criticism
A Discord display stands at the company’s booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Discord, the popular platform for gamers to commun
Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry
Discord is pushing back plans to start verifying the age of all users in March after weeks of user ire. Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord's co-founder and chief technology officer, said a planned global
Porn company fined £1.35m by Ofcom over age check failings
Ofcom has fined a porn company £1.35m for failing to introduce proper age verification measures on its websites. The media regulator said 8579 LLC's sites did not have "highly effective" methods to c