On December 10, 2025, Australia became the first country to enforce a minimum age requirement preventing children under 16 from creating or holding accounts on designated social media platforms.
Explore the key trends shaping online age verification in 2026, including biometric age estimation, privacy-preserving technologies, and standards-based approaches.
Each year in February, Safer Internet Day brings together governments, educators, civil society groups, and technology organizations around a shared goal: creating a safer and more responsible online environment for…