Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.

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Some PlayStation users will soon have a new requirement to meet before accessing some features, as Sony sends out notices of the upcoming change. PlayStation will begin rolling out age verification ...

Sony is the latest company to announce that it will be requiring that users submit themselves to an age check to access certain features available on its PlayStation gaming platform. The move comes as ...

Sony is adopting new age verification policies for PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland. The company isn't making this a blanket requirement, but steps to confirm age will be needed to access ...

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov warned Friday that the ...

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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Over the past few years, Roblox has come under heavy criticism, facing lawsuits from governments and families around the world alleging that the platform ...