TikTok to Roll Out Stronger Age Verification Across the EU

TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and ...
Dexerto

Roblox now requires facial age checks to use chat

After announcing it back in 2025, Roblox’s age verification has landed globally, requiring players to submit a facial image ...
The Sun

Roblox begins face-scanning crackdown TODAY to ‘age group’ gamers & you’ll be blocked from features unless you comply

ROBLOX is now beginning to launch a mandatory age-check scheme for all users around the world. If players of the hit game don’t comply, they’ll be blocked from key features until they verify their age ...
CBS News

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at increased risk of health problems, new study finds

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...
Biometric Companies

Snap selects ConnectID, k-ID for Australian age verification

In Australia, Snapchat users can now prove their age using ID document validation or biometrics from k-ID, or with ConnectID, the age assurance system connected to Australia’s banking network, which ...
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Care home pals form rap crew to sing about old age and beating Grim Reaper

A care home in Bakewell has produced an unlikely rap sensation after residents formed the Six 4 Teen Crew and released a track about ageing and outlasting the Grim Reaper. Their song Rap sody in Grey ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
The Conversation

Florida residents’ anxiety is linked to social media use and varies with age, new study shows

Stephen Neely receives funding from the Florida Center for Cybersecurity for this study Kaila Witkowski receives funding from the Florida Center for Cybersecurity for this study. Over 40 million ...
Polygon

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment puts the Zelda timeline to good use

There’s a moment in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker that I’ve never been able to forget. Midway through the seafaring adventure, Link discovers the remains of Hyrule Castle hidden underneath the Great ...
Science Daily

Scientists may have found how to reverse memory loss in aging brains

Virginia Tech researchers have shown that memory loss in aging may be reversible. Using CRISPR tools, they corrected molecular disruptions in the hippocampus and amygdala, restoring memory in older ...
NPR

Teens who use weed before age 15 have more trouble later, a study finds

Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood ...