The Act requires platforms with adult content to verify user age through ID uploads or facial age estimation. Currently, half ...

X has begun restricting Gaza content for its U.K. users, and Reddit has implemented age-verification measures to view posts ...

Spotify has implemented a new age verification system, and if you don't use it, you might get locked out of your account ...

Want to beat the digital age checks introduced under Britain’s strict new online safety law? Why not use a picture of Peter ...

Ofcom, the UK's regulator in charge of keeping watch for compliance with the Online Services Act 2023, has said of the ...

The UK has just imposed a sweeping new set of internet regulations in the name of protecting children from adult content on ...

The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a ...

Spotify has stated that, if you don’t pass their age checks, your account will be deleted in a move that could affect ...

For consumers attempting to stream content marked as 18+, the Spotify face scan is a new hurdle: prove your age or press stop ...

It comes after The Standard revealed that at least 30 sites were still showing adult material without asking viewers for ...

Spotify has become the latest app to introduce measures designd to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, by asking users to undergo age verification checks if they want to view or listen to ...

From Friday 25 July 2025 UK Internet users have had to verify their age to use a range of apps and websites – from social media platforms such as X, Reddit and Bluesky to dating apps like Grindr to ...