Apple’s new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law

Users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore can’t download apps rated 18-plus unless their age has been confirmed.

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws

Apple complies with new age-assurance laws in the U.S. and abroad, including those that block users from downloading apps ...

Apple expands age assurance tools as new App Store requirements roll out in several regions

As new App Store restrictions for 18+ apps take effect in select markets, Apple is rolling out new age assurance tools for ...

Discord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash

The messaging platform says its ‘limited test’ of Persona in the UK has come to an end.
IEEE

Sludge Age Prediction Using Machine Learning (Deep Neural Network vs Deep Bi-LSTM Model)

Abstract: The Sludge Age (SAGE) is a significant operational parameter in activated sludge processes. However, precisely estimating it can be difficult due to non-linear data and changeable operating ...
Slate

Discord’s Controversial Face Scan and ID Rules Are Just the Beginning

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Discord will soon be expanding teen ...
The Washington Post

26 is the new 22. Why not for this Social Security program?

A. P. D. G. Everett is a graduate student in biomedical engineering at the University of Vermont. Social Security’s “disabled adult child” program has a simple rule: Someone who suffers a disability ...
GameSpot

Discord To Roll Out Age Verification Policies Worldwide, Months After Hack Exposed Users' IDs

Starting in March, all Discord users will be switched to a "teen-appropriate experience" unless they can verify that they're an adult. The social platform is implementing age verification protocols ...

Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

Discord is facing backlash after announcing that all users will soon be required to verify ages to access adult content by sharing video selfies or uploading government IDs. According to Discord, it’s ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Discord roll out global age verification system, including an "age inference" model that runs in the background

I hate Discord with the intensity of a supernova falling into a black hole. I hate its ungainly profusion of tabs and voice channels. I regret its cybersecurity breaches. I resent that the PRs use it ...
IEEE

From Age Estimation to Age-Invariant Face Recognition: Generalized Age Feature Extraction Using Order-Enhanced Contrastive Learning

Abstract: Generalized age feature extraction is crucial for age-related facial analysis tasks, such as age estimation and age-invariant face recognition (AIFR). Despite the recent successes of models ...
NPR

2 months in, how are Australia's age restrictions for social media working?

As more countries look to follow Australia's lead and introduce social media bans for children, we ask whether Australia's legislation is working. Spain and Greece are the latest countries to say they ...