UK's Online Safety Act forces age verification on platforms including Discord and Bluesky
UK's Online Safety Act forces age verification on platforms including Discord and Bluesky – The Online Safety Act came into effect in the UK last year and age verification checks are now in force. – Platforms including Bluesky and Discord have implemented age-gates to differentiate children from adu
UK's Online Safety Act forces age verification on platforms including Discord and Bluesky
– The Online Safety Act came into effect in the UK last year and age verification checks are now in force.
– Platforms including Bluesky and Discord have implemented age-gates to differentiate children from adults.
– Bluesky’s UK block can require Epic Games‑owned KWS to check a user’s bank card, ID, or face.
– Discord ran a limited experiment where some UK users’ information was processed by age‑assurance vendor Persona.
– Persona-stored information in that experiment could be “temporarily stored for up to 7 days, then deleted.”
– Discord says Persona was part of a “limited test” and is not part of its long-term strategy.
– Reports say users have been able to fool Discord’s primary third-party face-scan age checks.
– The US Department of Homeland Security reportedly subpoenaed platforms including Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta for account-holder personal details (compliance unknown).
@Games
– The Online Safety Act came into effect in the UK last year and age verification checks are now in force.
– Platforms including Bluesky and Discord have implemented age-gates to differentiate children from adults.
– Bluesky’s UK block can require Epic Games‑owned KWS to check a user’s bank card, ID, or face.
– Discord ran a limited experiment where some UK users’ information was processed by age‑assurance vendor Persona.
– Persona-stored information in that experiment could be “temporarily stored for up to 7 days, then deleted.”
– Discord says Persona was part of a “limited test” and is not part of its long-term strategy.
– Reports say users have been able to fool Discord’s primary third-party face-scan age checks.
– The US Department of Homeland Security reportedly subpoenaed platforms including Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta for account-holder personal details (compliance unknown).
@Games