Age verification laws are moving beyond porn sites and social media. Soon, your operating system could be required to know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Brochstein/Polaris/Newscom Age verification laws have been sweeping the country the year, as states push to require social ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1043 on October 13, 2025, creating a first-of-its-kind mandate that forces every operating system provider to build age verification into their software ...

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 ...

Roblox (RBLX) will now require all users in the U.S. to verify their age to access chat, a measure to address complaints from parents and lawsuits from several state attorneys general for fostering a ...

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people ...

Discord is the latest company looking to bolster its child safety (again). Starting in March, all users will have a "teen-appropriate experience" by default. Unlocking adult content and age-gated ...

An age check offers assurance if one knows how it was done, and is confident that the entity responsible is qualified, with ...

A month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats on its platform, Roblox says 45% of its daily active users have undergone age checks as of January 31. To complete the ...

The latest beta of iOS 26.4 has an extra step for iPhone owners based in the UK. Once installed, the Settings app will prompt you to confirm that you are 18+. If Apple isn’t sure how old you are, you ...