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Meta Expands AI Age Checks on Facebook and Instagram to Catch Underage Users

The push answers mounting legal and regulatory pressure over child safety on its platforms.

UK Kids Are Evading Online Age Checks With Simple Tricks, Report Finds

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Roblox Imposes Video Selfie Age Checks in Indonesia for Under-16 Users

Experts Warn Canada’s Youth Social-Media Bans Won’t Work

Instagram Widens 13+ Teen Content Controls Globally, Starting in India

Australia Investigates Big Platforms Over Under‑16 Social Media Ban

Indonesia Enforces Under‑16 Social Media Ban as Austria Moves to Bar Under‑14s

French Senate Panel Backs Two‑Tier Social‑Media Curbs for Under‑15s

Indonesia Bans Social Media Accounts for Under-16s Starting March 28

Senate Unanimously Passes COPPA 2.0 as House Panel Advances Partisan KIDS Act

UK Opens Consultation on Under-16 Social Media Ban, Curfews and AI Chatbot Limits

Global AI Summit Opens in New Delhi With Record Turnout After Access Glitches

UK to Add ‘Jools’ Law to Crime and Policing Bill, Requiring Fast Preservation of Children’s Social Media Data

Discord Sets Teen-By-Default Worldwide, Requiring Adult Verification for 18+ Access Starting in March

Discord Will Enforce Global Age Verification in March, Most Users Exempt From Selfie or ID

Spain Unveils Draft Law Barring Social Media for Under-16s, Targeting Algorithm Abuse

Spain Moves to Ban Social Media for Under‑16s and Require Real Age Checks

Snapchat Blocks 415,000 Under‑16 Accounts in Australia Under New Social Media Law

Peru Police Expand Virtual Patrol to Thwart AI-Driven BTS Ticket Scams

OpenAI Rolls Out Age Prediction in ChatGPT to Apply Teen Safeguards