A child sits in front of a webcam, takes an eyebrow pencil, and draws on a mustache. The automated face-scanning tool looks back, does its invisible math, and decides “This a grown man!”. Access ...

For those who think a fake mustache is not fooling anybody, think again. Since 2023, the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act has tasked social media and search engine companies with protecting young ...

Discord is relying on algorithmic data analysis and third-party vendors to handle age verification, but it has clarified that not everyone will be met with explicit age checks. The latest update from ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...