Hacker News with Generative AI: Age Verification

Age Verification in the European Union: The Commission's Age Verification App (eff.org)
This is the second part of a three-part series about age verification in the European Union. In this blog post, we take a deep dive into the age verification app solicited by the European Commission, based on digital identities. Part one gives an overview of the political debate around age verification in the EU and part three explores measures to keep all users safe that do not require age checks.
European Union, Age Verification, Digital Identity, Privacy
6 points by Sami_Lehtinen 16 days ago | 1 comments
Age Verification in the European Union: The Commission's Age Verification App (eff.org)
This is the second part of a three-part series about age verification in the European Union. In this blog post, we take a deep dive into the age verification app solicited by the European Commission, based on digital identities. Part one gives an overview of the political debate around age verification in the EU and part three explores measures to keep all users safe that do not require age checks.
Privacy, EU Regulations, Digital Identity, Age Verification, Internet Safety
7 points by mdp2021 23 days ago | 0 comments
Instagram tests AI to catch underage users as part of teen safety push (euronews.com)
Instagram is testing the use of AI to flag underage users who lie about their age, as part of new measures to better protect teens online, parent company Meta said Monday.
Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Teen Safety, Age Verification
5 points by mohi-kalantari 31 days ago | 0 comments
Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification (gizmodo.com)
Discord has begun requiring some users in the United Kingdom and Australia to verify their age through a facial scan before being permitted to access sensitive content.
Social Media, Privacy, Age Verification, Regulation
5 points by aa_is_op 34 days ago | 0 comments
Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' (bbc.com)
Discord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia.
Social Media, Privacy, Technology, Age Verification
327 points by 1659447091 36 days ago | 426 comments
Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification (gizmodo.com)
Discord has begun requiring some users in the United Kingdom and Australia to verify their age through a facial scan before being permitted to access sensitive content.
Age Verification, Privacy, Social Media, Online Safety
13 points by HiroProtagonist 36 days ago | 0 comments
Age verification mandatory for porn sites in the UK starting July (bbc.co.uk)
All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce "robust" age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK users by July.
Age Verification, Censorship, Online Privacy, UK Policy, Pornography
26 points by mysto 127 days ago | 34 comments
Everyone to be age verified for social media in Australia (acs.org.au)
The federal government has confirmed its forthcoming youth social media ban will require Australians of all ages to confirm their age when accessing social media.
Social Media, Australia, Age Verification, Regulation
4 points by SerCe 190 days ago | 0 comments
Instagram Plans to Use AI to Catch Teens Lying About Age (bloomberg.com)
Meta Platforms Inc., under fire from parents and lawmakers over its impact on teens’ mental health, plans to use artificial intelligence to identify young users on Instagram who are lying about their age and automatically switch them into more restrictive privacy settings.
Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Teens, Age Verification
5 points by belter 200 days ago | 1 comments
A Canadian lobby group is promoting "widespread adoption of age verification" (michaelgeist.ca)
Canada, Lobbying, Age Verification, Online Safety
62 points by clwg 380 days ago | 127 comments