Social media platform Discord announced on Feb. 9 that it will begin implementing global age verification starting in March. The company said in a news release that the phased rollout will require ...

Chicago, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global power management integrated circuit market was valued at 29.25 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach US$ 69.54 billion by 2035, growing at a ...

Medicare beneficiaries will see major updates in the new year as Medicare.gov transitions to use ID.me and CLEAR. The new ID tools will used to verify recipients’ identity online following major ...

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...

From Spotify to YouTube, platforms now demand biometric proof of age. Experts warn that you could lose access—and your privacy—if the algorithms get it wrong. I've been covering the tech industry, ...

On Wednesday, Tinder announced that it is rolling out a mandatory facial verification tool for new users in the US to help combat the spread of fake profiles and weed out “bad actors.” Tinder claims ...

Most states across the US are considering or introducing age verification laws. The result right now is a mishmash of rules. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...

A decisive Supreme Court decision in the case of a Texas age verification law has changed the legal landscape for online speech. At least 24 states have passed some form of age verification laws, ...

In July, the United Kingdom began implementing major parts of the Online Safety Act, a law that, in the government’s words, “protects children and adults online” by putting “a range of new duties on ...

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On July 25th, the UK became one of the first ...