A measure being considered by state lawmakers would require anyone in Louisiana to verify their age before downloading an app ...

The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

1️⃣ Safety first: Texas is the latest state to pass a law requiring Google and Apple to verify app store users’ ages. It’s ...

Texas is readying a bill to ban social media for minors. If enacted, the bill would make Texas the second U.S. state to ...

The app is described as a temporary solution until the EU rolls out a Digital Identity Wallet with age-checking features next ...

A new online age verification regime has appeared in the 119th Congress, as Rep. John James (R-Mich.) reintroduced the App ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.

A research report from Aztec examines the potential in zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) for privacy preserving online age ...

Moral panic laws have popped up across the United States in the 2025 legislative season. Recently, North Dakota joined the ...

Contrary to her claim, effective age verification (‘AV’) does not require either identifying users or building databases of sensitive personal data. In fact, industry-standard systems ensure there is ...

North Dakota passed laws requiring age verification for pornographic websites and penalizing the nonconsensual creation and distribution of deepfakes. The laws, effective August 1st, aim to protect ...