After Discord announced plans to require age verification for all users, a free, HTML-based tool emerged that aims to bypass facial scans on the platform and ...

TikTok's new age detection system will attempt to keep users under the age of 13 off the platform. Credit: Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images The pressure is mounting on social media companies to enforce ...

TikTok to Roll Out Stronger Age Verification Across the EU Your email has been sent TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify ...

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions ...

Further to the voluntary age checks rolled out to "limit communication between minors and adults" back in November, Roblox has began its "global enforcement" of requiring users to verify their age ...

Australia has officially banned children under the age of 16 from using social media apps in the country starting today. The apps banned include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, YouTube, ...

A group of over 220 organizations launched a new coalition this week to defend against any potential attempt to roll back the state’s Raise the Age law, which prevents the state from prosecuting 16- ...

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...

A care home in Bakewell has produced an unlikely rap sensation after residents formed the Six 4 Teen Crew and released a track about ageing and outlasting the Grim Reaper. Their song Rap sody in Grey ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Roblox has started rolling out voluntary age checks on its platform to access its chat feature to "limit communication between minors and adults." Age verification will be conducted through the Roblox ...

There’s a moment in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker that I’ve never been able to forget. Midway through the seafaring adventure, Link discovers the remains of Hyrule Castle hidden underneath the Great ...