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Reddit pauses its paywall plans
Reddit is pausing its plans to let people make subreddits with content behind a paywall, CEO Steve Huffman said as part of ...
Influencers hired to promote new porn age-verification laws
Celebrities, including Made In Chelsea star Olivia Bentley, are being paid by Ofcom to promote its new pornography ...
What is age verification? The privacy nightmare facing millions of UK internet users
Following the rollout of the UK Online Safety Act, Britons are now being asked to confirm their age across the internet. Here ...
Age verification comes to X – and you might not be able to do it at all
This implies that, at the time of writing, anyone who fails the "highly reliable signals" part of X age verification is ...
The debate over the UK's Online Safety Act intensifies as internet users share their thoughts
The week following the Online Safety Act's implementation in the U.K. has seen people react with strong opinions and engage ...
Some Gaza and Ukraine posts blocked under new age checks
Social media companies ​​are blocking wide-ranging content - including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza - in an ...
Controversial app Tea that allows women to 'name and shame' their worst dates faces boycott calls from men - who claim it is 'ruining lives'
Founded by American entrepreneur Sean Cook in 2023, Tea exploded in popularity earlier this month - in part due to its ...
Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules
Social media companies ​​are blocking wide-ranging content - including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza - in an ...
The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be
Don't just take my word for it. Ofcom, the UK's regulator in charge of keeping watch for compliance with the Online Services ...
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Spotify may delete accounts if users fail new mandatory age checks
Spotify is the latest company to introduce age checks to try and stop children accessing adult content, following the ...
Spotify users may have their accounts deleted if they fail age verification checks
Spotify has stated that, if you don’t pass their age checks, your account will be deleted in a move that could affect ...
Spotify introduces face-scanning age checks for UK users, as some furious fans threaten to return to piracy
Spotify has become the latest app to introduce measures designed 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 ...