Discord using AI face scans for age-verification in two specific scenarios

We’re currently seeing growing concern about the potentially harmful impact of things like social media usage by kids and teens, with many states and countries enacting laws to address this. Discord has responded by starting to use a mix of AI-powered face scans and ID checks in two specific scenarios … Child protection laws Social media apps have been accused of trying to get teenagers addicted to their apps, and also failing to take any meaningful steps to ensure that users meet their claimed age requirements. The issue is becoming increasingly contentious as a number of legislatures have sought to impose legally-binding age requirements, or to require parental permission for social media use. It’s not just US states who are doing this: both the UK and Australia recently introduced new laws imposing tougher requirements on app developers when it comes to use by kids and teens. As an aside, there’s also a battle over just who should be responsible for age verification. Currently ... Read full article.