Ohio's law was signed by the governor on June 30, 2025 and took effect on September 30, 2025. This sees it become the 24th state to have active age verification laws. Missouri will soon follow, with ...

Following the rollout of the UK's Online Safety Act on July 25, interest in virtual private networks (VPNs) has surged, particularly among first-time users. With new age verification rules restricting ...

Social platforms Snapchat and Discord were also sued for facilitating abuse. In other lawsuits, parents accuse Minecraft and Fortnite of design choices that induce internet gaming disorder.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is urging large online platforms to figure out if they’re affected by the nation’s incoming age restrictions on social media.

Just because sexually explicit images of kids that are flooding the internet are fake, it doesn’t make it OK. Jurgita Lapienytė reports ...

Australians have been promised that a social media ban for children will be frictionless come December 10 - but three months out questions remain on what will be included and how users will be ...

The addition of an age verification for users in Ohio comes shortly after some Bluesky users began pushing back against updates to the company’s moderation services and terms. Bluesky recently ...

Roblox officially begins its previously signaled crackdown on gray-area experiences meant to improve child safety on the hit platform.

The massively popular online game, Roblox, is facing a slew of lawsuits from parents who are calling the platform “a hunting ground for predators”. Expert tips for parents for kids online.