GoKawiil - Tech News

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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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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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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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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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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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What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get EU Digital Identity Wallet → | tags: age verification, open internet, children safety

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Something Is Wrong with Modern Longevity Science (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | by Dhruv Khullar | get Longevity Science Book → | tags: longevity science, jiroemon kimura, saul justin newman

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Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribution of speech (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | get Speech Recognition Software → | tags: age verification, identity attribution, osint

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The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | by Joe Mullin | get Parental Control Internet Router → | tags: kids online safety act, age verification, encrypted communications

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The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | by Sarah Mclaughlin | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: world cup, data privacy, age verification

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Anthropic’s New ID Checks for Claude Won’t Save Fable 5 From Trump’s Ban (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-23 | get AI Identity Verification Kit → | tags: anthropic, claude, fable 5

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What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: big tech, age verification, surveillance advertising

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Spying on kids to save kids from spying is stupid (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Child Monitoring Spy Camera → | tags: big tech, online platforms, age verification

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Never Give Them Your Face (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: government id, facial recognition, age verification

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UK Social Media Ban for Minors Has Privacy Experts Worried (darkreading.com)

2026-06-17 | get Parental Control Smartphone App → | tags: social media, minors, age verification

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Roblox rolls out its new age-gated account tiers globally (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Roblox Premium Membership → | tags: roblox, age-gated accounts, parental controls