UK regulator Ofcom welcomes Apple age verification in iOS 26.4

Apple yesterday released iOS 26.4, with the company highlighting 13 new features and enhancements. The software update added functionality ...
HackadayOpinion

Age-Verification And The World Before Social Media

Although it may be hard to believe for current generations, there was a time when the Internet and the World Wide Web were ...
Rolling Stone

People Use AI to Justify Bad Behavior. This TikTok Trend Calls Them Out

Somewhere, somehow, ChatGPT is telling the worst person you know that they’re absolutely in the right. At least, that’s what TikTok’s most recent POV trend is highlighting. It isn’t an accident that ...
pcguide

Discord says it will use a mixture of “AI validation and human review” to determine age-restricted content

Discord users worldwide were hit with some bad news (depending on how to look at it) last week when the company announced a global rollout for face scans and ID checks, forcing users to prove they are ...
The New York Times

Ralph Lauren’s Not-So-Gilded Age

The designer goes hunting in the fields of style past. fashion review The designer goes hunting in the fields of style past. Credit... Supported by By Vanessa Friedman Visuals by Simbarashe Cha Ralph ...
The Verge

Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet

Social media platforms have been inching their way toward age verification for a while now. Social media platforms have been inching their way toward age verification for a while now. is a news writer ...
The Next Web

Europe’s social media age shift: Will tougher rules change how teens use the internet?

It is just the beginning of 2026, and things are happening even faster than last year. Not only in technology, but also in regulations, laws, and in how we deal with all the information around us. As ...
The Verge

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

New safeguards for underage users aim to reduce exposure to sensitive content. New safeguards for underage users aim to reduce exposure to sensitive content. is a news writer focused on creative ...
Engadget

Roblox now requires age verification to use in-game chat

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions ...
Democracy Now

Australia Officially Bans Children Under the Age of 16 from Using Social Media Apps

Australia has officially banned children under the age of 16 from using social media apps in the country starting today. The apps banned include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, YouTube, ...
Women's Health

New Study Finds That Using Your Phone Can Be Good For Your Brain—But Only After A Certain Age

A recent study found that adults over 50 who used phones, computers, and tablets had a 42 percent lower risk of cognitive impairment and a 74 percent lower rate of cognitive decline. This could be ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...