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Claude is only available to people over 18 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-11 | tags: claude, yoti, age verification

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Claude is no longer available for minors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-11 | tags: claude, anthropic, yoti

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Steam enforces Australian age verification via credit cards — debit card glitches and low credit adoption alienate core gamers, privacy-first mindset leads to dearth of options that may hinder consumers (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-10 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: steam, valve, age verification

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Microsoft adds age-awareness APIs that can tell if users are children, teens, or adults (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-08 | tags: microsoft, windows 11, age-awareness apis

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Utah won't enforce VPN age-verification law until legal challenge resolves (engadget.com)

2026-09-03 | by Karissa Bell | get GL.iNet Beryl AX GL-MT3000 travel router → | tags: utah, vpn, sb 73

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How Meta will pull off massive changes to its social media apps (cnbc.com)

2026-09-03 | by Julia Boorstin | get Kitchen Safe time locking container phone → | tags: meta, facebook, child safety

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Utah just became the first state to target VPN users for age verification (techspot.com)

2026-09-03 | by Rob Thubron | get NordVPN subscription → | tags: utah, vpn, sb 73

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Utah becomes the first US state to target VPNs as its new age-verification law takes effect today (techspot.com)

2026-09-03 | by Rob Thubron | get NordVPN subscription → | tags: utah, vpn, sb 73

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Social media companies are using AI and face scans to spot more kids on their platforms (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-01 | get Circle parental control device home internet → | tags: meta, age verification, face scans

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California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law (techspot.com)

2026-09-01 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Raspberry Pi 5 8GB board → | tags: linux, open-source software, digital age assurance act

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California's Age Verification Bill Passes with Linux Exemption Intact (slashdot.org)

2026-08-31 | by Posted | get Raspberry Pi 5 desktop starter kit → | tags: california, assembly bill 1856, linux

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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-30 | by Luke James | get Steam Deck OLED handheld → | tags: linux, open-source, debian

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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-29 | by Luke James | get Valve Steam Deck OLED handheld → | tags: linux, open-source, gpl

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Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age-verification tech that doesn’t work well (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-26 | by Amanda Silberling | get Bark parental control device → | tags: meta, instagram, facebook

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Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-26 | by Amanda Silberling | get Bark parental control device → | tags: meta, instagram, facebook

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Meta to Pay Up to $16.68 Billion to Settle With US States on Teen Social Media Addiction (cnet.com)

2026-08-26 | by Katelyn Chedraoui | get Bark Phone kids parental control phone → | tags: meta, facebook, mark zuckerberg

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Roblox vows to make changes after Australian regulator found yet more child safety lapses (engadget.com)

2026-08-20 | by Mariella Moon | tags: roblox, aesafety, age verification

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France blocks social media ban because it would require adults to prove age (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: france, social media, age verification

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Illinois Just Passed a Law That Puts Linux on the Hook for Age Verification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Linux Stans | tags: linux, hb5511, jb pritzker

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Apple sued over alleged lack of age checks for casino games in Brazil (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, app store, gambling apps

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Linux Phone | tags: age verification, hardware-bound attestation, android

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As New York Finalizes New Social Media Rules, US Senate Considers Nationwide 'SCREEN' Act (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: social media apps, ny social media rules, screen act

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Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers (engadget.com)

2026-07-29 | by Anna Washenko | tags: google play, age signals api, android developers

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Google's "privacy-preserving" age verification system is coming to the Play Store (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: google, play store, age signals

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Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: internet, digital id, age verification

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The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: incode technologies, facial age estimation, online safety act

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Texas wins court order to suspend domain name for violating age-verification law (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: kick online entertainment, verisign, motherless.com

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European "age verification" "app" forcing everyone to use Android or iOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: address, address contacted, contacted

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Texas Can Keep Enforcing Its Age Verification Law for Mobile Apps, Supreme Court Says (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | get Mobile App Age Verification Tool → | tags: court, speech, supreme

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Supreme Court Allows Texas To Require Age Verification For Mobile Apps (slashdot.org)

2026-07-06 | get Mobile App Age Verification Kit → | tags: child, court, effect