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Discord offers clarification on age assurance as users search for alternatives
Discord needs to clear the air about its age assurance update. Having triggered a wave of consternation among its users…
| Feb 10, 2026 | Discord to make teen settings default, Australia wants a word with RobloxDiscord is rolling out “teen-by-default” settings for all users globally. A release from the messaging platform says “all new and… |
| Feb 6, 2026 | OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update PodcastSince launching in November, the OpenAge Initiative has become a common reference point among many in the age assurance industry…. |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Two months in, Snapchat is still not a fan of Australia’s social media lawAs Australia daily moves further into its era of age restrictions on large social media platforms, various stakeholders are offering… |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Persona, Incode, Veratad join k-ID’s OpenAge initiative for reusable age checksThe OpenAge Initiative, the reusable age check system launched in November 2025 under the leadership of Singapore-based compliance firm k-ID,… |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Age verification expands in gaming: Minecraft selects Yoti, Discord tests PersonaMinecraft players in the UK with adult accounts will have to complete age checks starting in February to continue using… |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Meta, Socure join OpenAge’s reusable age check initiativeOpenAge, the interoperable age assurance initiative spearheaded by k-ID, has scored a major win in securing support from Meta. A… |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Snap selects ConnectID, k-ID for Australian age verificationIn Australia, Snapchat users can now prove their age using ID document validation or biometrics from k-ID, or with ConnectID,… |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Verifymy brings email age inference to k-ID partnershipVerifymy’s email-based age checks will now be available in global compliance platform k-ID’s Compliance Developer Kit. A release says the… |
| Nov 11, 2025 | AgeAware goes live, setting up faceoff between reusable age check systemsAgeAware, the cryptographic token-based age assurance system developed by the nonprofit euCONSENT ASBL, has gone live. The launch comes in… |
| Nov 10, 2025 | With OpenAge, k-ID presents itself as one big interoperable solution for age checksA new initiative from k-ID is aiming to corner the market on reusable age checks, with support from tech’s heavy… |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Gaming starts to feel the sting of age verification legislationIs a skin flick still a skin flick if the skin is made of pixels? The question twists not only… |
| Sep 17, 2025 | ConnectID, k-ID to offer automated age controls based on adult verificationThe bulk of the attention on age verification has concerned pornography and social media, both deemed by Australian lawmakers to… |
| Sep 3, 2025 | OneID appoints Karl MacGregor CEOOneID and Reality Defender have expansion in mind with recent C-suite changes. K-ID brings on an executive from Microsoft and… |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Video games need age assurance; k-ID and Microsoft offer good models: WEFIt is, in some sense, the elephant in the virtual living room, and definitely not as subject to interrogation as… |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Age assurance regulations push sites to weigh risks and explore options for complianceOnline age assurance laws have taken effect in certain jurisdictions, prompting platforms to look carefully at what they’re liable for… |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Regulation Day approaches in the UK as child online safety laws kick into high gearThe deadline is fast approaching for UK regulator Ofcom’s Children’s Access Assessment, which requires content providers that offer user-to-user services… |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Age assurance market reports show industry on the edge of major growthEnergy is high at the 2025 Age Assurance Standards Summit, as stakeholders develop and refine thinking on online age assurance… |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Age assurance from k-ID protects young gamers as firm joins safety coalitionThe Gaming Safety Coalition is getting a new member in k-ID, an age assurance and content customization provider focused on… |
