10 stories tagged online-safety, newest first.
21 points by joozio | 28 comments
MIT Technology Review opinion piece by Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd arguing that age gates on social media backfire and closing loopholes kids use will worsen things.
98 points by meetpateltech | 51 comments
Discord blog post explaining how the platform confirms users' age groups as part of teen safety measures while keeping the experience the same for adults.
644 points by Muhammad523 | 628 comments
Anthropic support article explaining that Claude requires users to be 18+, detects possible minors, and offers age verification via Yoti to reinstate accounts.
1623 points by oldnetguy | 1225 comments
IEEE Spectrum opinion piece arguing that online age verification requirements undermine data protection and privacy for all users.
1944 points by x01 | 1862 comments
The Verge news article reporting that Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access starting in March, with teen-appropriate defaults for all accounts.
326 points by nvarsj | 323 comments
Alec Muffett blog post criticizing a UK House of Lords amendment that would prohibit providing VPN services to children under 16.
931 points by chirau | 1380 comments
Reuters news article reporting that Australia has begun enforcing its world-first ban on social media accounts for users under 16.
549 points by ANewbury | 590 comments
Daily Express news article reporting that image-hosting site Imgur is withdrawing from the UK as the Information Commissioner's Office threatens a fine.
319 points by Brajeshwar | 472 comments
Reuters news article reporting that Australia has extended its under-16 social media ban to include YouTube, removing a previously planned exemption.
321 points by cocacola1 | 496 comments
A New Yorker column by Jay Caspian Kang arguing the case for banning children from social media and examining proposed ways to protect kids.